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Mon, Feb 18 2013 12:12:59

Burger King account hacked, changed to McDonald's

Burger King's official Twitter account was hacked on Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Here is how many on Twitter reacted to the hack.

  1. Oh man, @burgerking account got hacked! http://pic.twitter.com/PvZA5IIh
    Mikey@fsmikey
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    Mon, Feb 18 2013 09:22:38
  2. BurgerKing
    McDonalds@BurgerKing
    We just got sold to McDonalds! Look for McDonalds in a hood near you @DFNCTSC
    Mon, Feb 18 2013 09:01:57
  3. PhillyD
    Philip DeFranco@PhillyD
    Somebody hacked @BurgerKing making this the first time on the internet anyone has ever mentioned Burger King.
    Mon, Feb 18 2013 09:35:07
  4. corybe
    Cory Bergman@corybe
    Wow, one hour now, and Twitter hasn't reacted. Unnerving for major brands on this platform. #burgerking
    Mon, Feb 18 2013 10:02:53
  5. flibblesan
    Simon Osborne@flibblesan
    Somebody needs to tell Burgerking that 'whopper123' isn't a secure password.
    Mon, Feb 18 2013 09:31:37
  6. ryancworkman
    Ryan Workman@ryancworkman
    The fact that @BurgerKing got hacked and turned into a @McDonalds feed is pretty funny. Never know what is going to happen in social media
    Mon, Feb 18 2013 09:28:39
  7. BuzzFeedNews
    BuzzFeed News@BuzzFeedNews
    It's been one hour since @burgerking got hacked. The account has gained almost 15,000 followers!
    Mon, Feb 18 2013 10:02:14
  8. AntDeRosa
    Anthony De Rosa@AntDeRosa
    Taking way too long for @BurgerKing to get their account back under their control. bit.ly/15pPQLV
    Mon, Feb 18 2013 10:03:44
  9. journodave
    Dave Wyllie@journodave
    It's not that unusual that the hack would go unfixed for an hour, especially on a holiday.
    Mon, Feb 18 2013 10:02:52
  10. clairemohun
    Claire Mohun@clairemohun
    Glooooomy Monday in Vancity. But hey, at least you're not the social media person for Burger King.
    Mon, Feb 18 2013 10:21:36
  11. jakefogelnest
    Jake Fogelnest@jakefogelnest
    One of you weirdos had to be following @BurgerKing on Twitter in order to find out it had been hacked, so just let that sink in.
    Mon, Feb 18 2013 10:09:08
  12. cmpanzica
    Catherine Panzica@cmpanzica
    I feel for whoever manages @BurgerKings's social media...and for the PR team.
    Mon, Feb 18 2013 10:12:42
  13. BuzzFeedNews
    BuzzFeed News@BuzzFeedNews
    .@burgerking just passed 100,000 followers.
    Mon, Feb 18 2013 10:05:09
  14. steveburgess1
    Steve Burgess@steveburgess1
    A man stands in front of a tank in Tiananmen Square. Libya overthrows a tyrant. @burgerking hacked with a McDonald's logo. #FightThePower
    Mon, Feb 18 2013 10:20:10
  15. JabarieD
    JAH@JabarieD
    Lol, @BurgerKing will get more followers from being hacked.
    Mon, Feb 18 2013 10:05:27
  16. rembert
    Rembert Browne@rembert
    once burger king gets back on, don't forget to unfollow them.
    Mon, Feb 18 2013 10:51:33
  17. McDonalds
    McDonald's@McDonalds
    We empathize with our @BurgerKing counterparts. Rest assured, we had nothing to do with the hacking.
    Mon, Feb 18 2013 10:43:25
  18. AlexJamesFitz
    Alex Fitzpatrick@AlexJamesFitz
    All eyes on you now, @Wendys.
    Mon, Feb 18 2013 10:47:09
  19. Wendys
    Wendy's@Wendys
    @AlexJamesFitz We have an alibi.
    Mon, Feb 18 2013 10:47:32
  20. RGA
    R/GA@RGA
    BK got off easy. Their account was hijacked for 1 hour. We have to listen to social media people attempt to wring meaning from it for days.
    Mon, Feb 18 2013 10:51:41

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