
Hackers Breach Madison Square Garden Systems via Social Engineering
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Hackers breached Madison Square Garden’s systems by tricking a low-level employee into granting access, according to the attackers and a review of the stolen data by 404 Media. The incident resulted in the theft of a 45GB data dump, which 404 Media obtained and analyzed. No specific date for the breach was disclosed, nor were technical details about the attack vector or exploited vulnerabilities provided. The hackers reportedly used social engineering to compromise the target, though further specifics on the method were not revealed. The full extent of the data exposed or its contents was not detailed in the report.