VC firm Sequoia Capital suffers data breach, investor information stolen

Sequoia Capital, one of the most famous venture capital firms in Silicon Valley has suffered a data breach with investor information likely stolen.

Officially referred to by the firm as a “cybersecurity incident,” it’s believed that the attack vector was via an employee being phished. Whether malware or ransomware was involved in the data breach is not clear with Sequoia informing its investors of the breach on Friday, Feb. 19. READ MORE