- Silicon Valley VC firm
Sequoia Capital told its investors Friday that it washacked , according to an$4. - $4 told its investors that some personal and financial information may have been accessed by a third party.
- A Sequoia employee was the victim of a successful
phishing attempt, the firm said.
One of Silicon Valley's oldest and $4 was hacked.
Sequoia Capital told its investors on Friday that some personal and financial information may have been accessed by a third party after one of its employees fell victim to a successful phishing attack, according to a$4 Friday.
Sequoia told investors that it has not yet seen any indication that compromised information is being traded or otherwise exploited on the dark web, Axios reported.
A Sequoia spokesperson confirmed to Insider Saturday that it had "recently experienced a
"We regret that this incident has occurred and have notified affected individuals," A Sequoia spokesperson told Insider. "We have made considerable investments in security and will continue to do so as we work to address constantly evolving cyber threats."
Sequoia's investors are called $4, and typically include large financial institutions such as university endowments, private family wealth offices, or sovereign wealth funds, but rarely do firms share information about their investors publicly.
Sequoia Capital is one of Silicon Valley's oldest and most successful
It does not appear that the hack was connected to the $4, which included a $4 and has impacted government agencies and large technology companies like Microsoft.