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A Madison Square Garden database allegedly tracked and categorized celebrities who have visited the venue, including labels from low to high \u201crisk.\u201d<\/h2>\n
A new report<\/a> from Wired revealed that a database allegedly kept by Madison Square Garden tracked and categorized \u201chundreds\u201d of celebrities, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor and Travis\u2019 wedding guests, with labels including \u201cDO NOT HOST,\u201d \u201cLGBTQIA,\u201d and low to high \u201crisk.\u201d<\/p>\n ShinyHunters, a hacker collective that took credit for uncovering the database, has been active since 2019. The group posted hacked data from 60 companies over a 15-month period and has been the target of international law enforcement agencies. The data-dump included 45 gigabytes\u2019 worth of data.<\/p>\n Despite Fat Joe\u2019s status as a Knicks superfan and apparent buddy to owner James Dolan (Dolan selected Joe to lead the hip-hop float<\/a> during the Knicks championship parade), the rapper is apparently still on thin ice with Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n The database also reportedly tracks celebrities\u2019 race, gender identity, and sexual orientation. 93 entries are marked as \u201cLGBTQIA,\u201d including Ricky Martin and Phoebe Bridgers.<\/p>\n \u201cThey just seem overly interested in queer and trans people in their venue,\u201d noted Evan Greer, director of the digital rights group Fight for the Future, who added that he has never met James Dolan.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a really, really paranoid, terrible system,\u201d a source told Wired.<\/p>\n The database also indicates that MSG might use complimentary tickets to buoy its political agenda; 32 political candidates are listed who are or were \u201csupported by MSG PAC,\u201d as well as \u201chundreds\u201d of current and former elected officials. These also include a column noting each entry\u2019s \u201cclaim to fame,\u201d which for nearly 60 people involves signing a letter or testifying in support of a renewed permit for MSG that Dolan was trying to secure in 2023. None of the individuals in this portion of the list have any kind of \u201crisk score\u201d linked to them.<\/p>\n The hacker collective\u2019s data dump also includes a second, much larger database, which contains over 10.5 million entries that include people\u2019s personal information. This data appears to have been pulled from MSG\u2019s Salesforce customer management system, with some entries having been added as far back as 2012, while some have been edited as recently as June 6. This list includes one of the reporters involved in the Wired story, as well as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.<\/p>\n \u201cWired\u2019s reporting is inaccurate and false. MSG is pursuing legal remedies,\u201d a spokesperson for Madison Square Garden told Digital Music News.<\/p>\n Last month, a class-action lawsuit was filed against MSG<\/a>, claiming that this data-dump filled with private data is the direct result of Dolan\u2019s \u201cgrowing surveillance state.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis scandal underscores why MSG Entertainment should not be collecting and retaining sensitive customer information in the first place,\u201d said Dario Maestro, legal director at Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, whose colleague was included in a MSG dossier of activists released in the data dump. \u201cA company that cannot secure a customer list has no business scanning our faces<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\nAn internal database allegedly maintained by MSG labels Fat Joe a \u201cmedium risk,\u201d presumably due to his connection to fellow rapper Jadakiss. Jadakiss has been critical of James Dolan in the past and is also labeled as \u201cmedium risk.\u201d<\/h4>\n
\u201cLow risk\u201d celebrities include die-hard Knicks fans Edie Falco, Tracy Morgan, and Ben Stiller. \u201cHigh risk\u201d individuals include rappers Lil Jon<\/a> and DaBaby<\/a>. The scale, according to sources, often reflects whether a person has been publicly critical of James Dolan at any point in their career.<\/h4>\n