Venture capital firm Insight Partners has completed notifying individuals whose personal information was stolen in a January data breach. The list of affected parties includes the firm’s limited partners.
In a statement, the company said it finished its review of the incident in August. The breach was described as a social engineering attack, though no further explanation was provided. According to an earlier notice, the stolen data included information related to certain Insight Partners’ funds, its management companies, and its portfolio companies.
The hackers also acquired banking details and tax information. Personal information belonging to current and former employees, as well as the firm’s limited partners, was taken. Limited partners are the typically private investors who provide capital to the venture funds.
Insight Partners has kept many details of the breach private. The company has not disclosed how many individuals were affected. It also did not provide a copy of the notification it sent to victims when asked. The firm has not said whether it received an extortion demand from the hackers or if any payment was made. It is not uncommon for companies to face demands for payment in exchange for hackers deleting or not publishing stolen data.
A spokesperson for Insight Partners did not respond to emails with questions about the breach. The company manages more than ninety billion dollars in assets and has invested in major cybersecurity companies, including Databricks and Wiz.