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New York-based venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners has disclosed a security breach of its systems. The firm, which manages over $90 billion in regulatory assets and has invested in over 800 software and technology startups globally over the past 30 years, revealed that the incident occurred in January. The breach involved unauthorized access to its information systems following what they are calling "a sophisticated social engineering attack."

Insight Partners confirmed that the attack took place on January 16, 2025. The company has taken steps to address the situation, notifying law enforcement in relevant jurisdictions and engaging third-party cybersecurity experts to investigate the full scope and impact of the breach. The investigation is ongoing to determine the extent of data exposure and to implement measures to prevent future incidents.

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• cyberinsider.com: Insight Partners Investigates Data Breach Following Cyberattack
• BleepingComputer: New York-based venture capital firm Insight Partners has disclosed that its systems were breached
• techcrunch.com: VC giant Insight Partners confirms a January cyberattack
• CyberInsider: Insight Partners Investigates Data Breach Following Cyberattack
• securityaffairs.com: Venture capital firm Insight Partners discloses security breach
• www.bleepingcomputer.com: Insight Partners hit by cyberattack
• Carly Page: US-based VC giant Insight Partners has confirmed that hackers breached its systems in January.
• aboutdfir.com: Insight Partners confirms cyberattack in January 2025, with unauthorized access to information systems.

Classification:

• HashTags: #Cyberattack #SocialEngineering #DataBreach
• Company: Insight Partners
• Target: Insight Partners
• Feature: Unauthorized system access
• Type: DataBreach
• Severity: Major