Knicks Morning News (2026.06.22)

My son gave me a gift subscription to Wired for Father’s Day and I immediately read this:

The hacking and extortion group ShinyHunters has been loudly proclaiming a slew of high-profile victims in recent months, including the education tech firm Instructure, causing disruption in thousands of schools in the process; the photography firm Kodak; and a key European human rights organization. This week, it also published data allegedly stolen from Madison Square Garden, according to reporting by 404 Media.

The published data, allegedly comprising millions of records across 45 gigabytes of files, includes potential personal information from customers, and references players and coaches from the Knicks. The data was published not long after the Knicks won their first NBA championship since 1973. A sample of the data reviewed by 404 Media included one file purporting to include the names of “talent,” including Knicks members.

WIRED has recently reported on Madison Square Garden’s extensive use of surveillance technologies, including face-recognition systems. Alleged emails in the stolen data viewed by 404 Media include one man complaining about face-recognition technology. MSG did not respond to the publication’s request for comment, and after the story broke, a federal class-action lawsuit was filed over the alleged data breach.