Hello. A cyberattack at a financial advisory firm exposed data in multiple Catholic church bankruptcy filings across the U.S. that contain information on sexual abuse victims.

An ongoing investigation has yet to determine whether the data stolen from Berkeley Research Group includes any personally identifiable information on the victims. BRG paid a ransom to the attackers in return for a promise to delete the data. Read our full story.

More news below, as well as our weekly Executive Insights from across WSJ Pro. 

Venture-capital firm Insight Partners said it will begin notifying an unspecified number of current and former employees, and people associated with its limited partners, that their personal data is at risk after a cyber incident in January. Compromised information might also include material to Insight's funds and portfolio companies as well as banking and tax details, the firm said. Insight's investigation continues.

U.K.-based education publisher Pearson said hackers have stolen "legacy" information unrelated to employees. (Bleeping Computer)

DeepSeek is a no-no at Microsoft. The tech giant doesn't allow employees to use AI from China's DeepSeek because of the risk of "data going back to China," Microsoft president Brad Smith said Thursday at a Senate hearing about global competition in artificial intelligence. (Reuters)

• Early opponents of corporate influence in healthcare are spotting parallels in another trusted profession where private equity is making a push: accounting.
• AI is changing the way we search online. Advertisers are already falling behind.
• IBM has used AI to replace the work of a couple hundred human resources workers. As a result, it has hired more programmers and salespeople, and it promises higher total employment.

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