Oh dear: Burger King's Twitter account hacked; Updated

Somebody out there is having their way with Burger King:

https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/303549927508832257

https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/303552785008435201

https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/303553135522238464

https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/303553277151281152

https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/303553492801433601

https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/303554658771824640

https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/303554688035471360

https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/303555230417690625

https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/303555952764919808

https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/303556157673463808

https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/303556211771576320

https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/303559352667758592

https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/303560275276201985

https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/303561658352156672

https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/303562028583358466

https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/303562079665790978

Oof.

Somebody needs to tell Burgerking that 'whopper123' isn't a secure password.

— Simon Osborne #StayAtHome (@flibblesan) February 18, 2013

https://twitter.com/Aaron_RS/status/303558611156729857

BOLO in @BurgerKing hack http://t.co/gURU9oPn

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 18, 2013

Heh.

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Update:

Is hacker group LulzSec responsible?

https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/303557353532436481

https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/303558406403407873

https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/303559106197876737

This might actually turn out to be pretty good for Burger King:

They may be hacked, but when was the last time ANYBODY talked about @BurgerKing this much?

— OAFEnet (@OAFE) February 18, 2013

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https://twitter.com/BryTupper/status/303563368638341123

Also, here’s an idea:

Will Burger King hire Anthony Weiner for Twitter hack PR?

— Joe Brooks (@joebrooks) February 18, 2013

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Update:

The hackers are still going strong:

https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/303563782490296320

https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/303564588358705152

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Update:

Well, it took a while, but evidently, Twitter finally realized something was wrong:

https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/303568638311555072

https://twitter.com/BryTupper/status/303568673380118528

The hacked twitter account @BurgerKing is now suspended.

— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) February 18, 2013

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Update:

‘We have an alibi’: Fast food chains address Burger King hacking

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Update:

Here's Burger King's Lame Apology For The Twitter Hacking http://t.co/cZ4RYXzw via @BI_RetailNews #tech #SocialMedia

— Andy Wendt (@AndyWendt) February 18, 2013

“We apologize to our fans and followers who have been receiving erroneous tweets about other members of our industry and additional inappropriate topics.”

That’s it?! Yawn.

Update:

Lamest comeback ever:

Interesting day here at BURGER KING®, but we're back! Welcome to our new followers. Hope you all stick around!

— Burger King (@BurgerKing) February 19, 2013