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 recently conducted a phishing test on its employees, sending them emails with fake offers of championship rings. According to a report in The New York Times, the email, sent in late September, stated "Congratulations, your Employee Championship Ring is here" and directed employees to click a link to select from two ring designs.
Those who clicked the link were then required to attend a mandatory cybersecurity class, according to sources familiar with the matter. The report cited team sources and noted that Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan, who also owns the Knicks, the New York Rangers, and Madison Square Garden, has been increasingly concerned about cybersecurity.
Phishing emails are a common tactic used by corporations to assess employees' ability to recognize potential scams. These emails often appear to be from the company itself but contain telltale signs of phishing, such as a misspelled domain, as seen in the case of Ars Technica owner Condé Nast who sends phishing-test messages from email addresses with a misspelled domain.
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