Phishers trick Mattel into transferring $3M to a Chinese bank
by Cory Doctorow from on (#18WB4)
Last spring, in the chaos following the firing of Mattel's CEO (who presided over a disastrous slide in Barbie sales), a Mattel finance executive got an email from his new boss, replacement CEO Christopher Sinclair, ordering the transfer of $3 million to a new Chinese supplier. (more")