Knicks sent employees fake offer of championship rings in phishing test: Report
Corporate phishing tests are common, but this one was especially cruel.
The New York Knicks organization conducted a phishing test on its employees, sending them an email that appeared to offer free championship rings, according to a report by The New York Times. The email, sent in late September, read, "Congratulations, your Employee Championship Ring is here," and directed recipients to click a link to choose between two ring designs.
Those who clicked the link were then required to attend a mandatory cybersecurity class, as revealed by team sources cited in the report. James Dolan, the owner of the Knicks, New York Rangers, and Madison Square Garden, has been increasingly focused on cybersecurity concerns. Phishing emails are a common method used by corporations to identify employees who fail to recognize scam emails, often appearing to originate from the company but containing telltale signs of phishing, such as misspelled email domains.
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