2025 Insight Partners — ransomware, LP and employee data
Data compromised
Fund info, banking info, tax info, LP/employee PII, portfolio company details
Technical writeup
VC giant Insight Partners ($90B+ AUM) suffered ransomware attack Jan 16, 2025 via sophisticated social engineering. Exposed: fund info, management company data, portfolio company details, banking info, tax info, personal data of current/former employees and limited partners. Incident isolated to single day; no operational disruption. Notifications began May 2025.
Root cause
Ransomware; sophisticated social engineering