VC giant Insight Partners confirms January cyberattack

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February 18, 2025, 6:28 PM

• •U.S.-based venture capital firm Insight Partners has confirmed that hackers breached its systems in January.
• •The company said it detected that an “unauthorized third party” had accessed “certain Insight information systems through a sophisticated social engineering attack” on January 16.
• •Insight Partners hasn’t confirmed the nature of the security incident and hasn’t said whether any data was stolen from its systems.

U.S.-based venture capital firm Insight Partners has confirmed that hackers breached its systems in January. The company says it has notified stakeholders about the breach and is encouraging its partners to employ “tightened security protocols irrespective of having shared data compromised,” suggesting data may have been accessed.

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