Knicks employees offered championship rings in phishing test email: ‘Unfortunate mistake'
Madison Square Garden sent an email to over 275 employees and players that appeared to offer them a chance to select a Knicks championship ring. The email was actually a phishing test designed to see if employees would click on suspicious links. The organization called the approach an "unfortunate mistake," but the strategy drew public criticism for being tone-deaf.
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3 sources‘An unfortunate mistake’: Knicks admit error in using championship rings as phishing bait
Knicks say using championship rings in an email to fool employees was an 'unfortunate mistake'
Knicks employees fell for a championship ring phishing test
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8 sourcesKnicks say using championship rings in an email to fool employees was an 'unfortunate mistake'
Knicks Employees Thought They Were Getting Championship Rings. The Email Was Reportedly a Phishing Test
A phishing email tricked Knicks staff into thinking they'd get championship rings
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6 sourcesMSG uses Knicks championship rings as bait in phishing test, calls the lure 'an unfortunate mistake'
Knicks reveal $3.7 million plan for employee championship rings after coming under fire for phishing email ‘mistake’
Knicks employees fell for a championship ring phishing test
Report: Knicks offered employees championship rings ... then claimed the email was a scam test and made employees take a cybersecurity class
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2 developments- Oct 23Knicks say using championship rings in an email to fool employees was an 'unfortunate mistake'
- Oct 24Only lean-left coverage:Knicks’ ‘Tone Deaf’ Championship Ring Phishing Test Sparks Backlash
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