‘An unfortunate mistake’: Knicks admit error in using championship rings as phishing bait
NBC News • • sports
Key Points:
- The New York Knicks’ parent company admitted to using a deceptive email offering free championship rings to employees as part of a cybersecurity phishing test.
- The email promised a free Knicks championship ring, but clicking the offer instead triggered mandatory cybersecurity training.
- Madison Square Garden Sports explained the test was a response to a recent hacking and extortion incident involving employee credentials.
- The company is now distributing over 275 championship rings and jewelry pieces valued at more than $3.7 million to players, coaches, and employees.
- NFL Network host Rich Eisen publicly criticized Knicks owner James L. Dolan for the phishing simulation, calling it a poor treatment of employees.
