Burger King’s Twitter account appears to have been hacked during Monday’s lunchtime hour by none other than someone claiming to be its rival, McDonald’s.
The fast food company’s logo and profile name on the site have been changed to McDonald’s. The description of the account read “Just got sold to McDonald’s because the Whopper flopped.”
The Twitter account is now suspended but we were able to capture some of the content before it was taken offline. Here’s a screenshot of the account and a few of its recent tweets:




What’s confusing though is that the original Burger King logo was maintained for earlier tweets instead of being changed completely to McDonald’s throughout. When you change your account image on Twitter, it will change the image for the entire history of your tweets. Here’s an example of these inconsistencies that maintain pro-Burger King language though, showing they were from before the account was compromised:

Caitlin Kelly, a senior Web producer for the New Yorker, pointed out through her Twitter account that one of the frequently mentioned handles in the tweets since the hack is @DFNCTSC, which is the name of the group that hacked Paris Hilton and received jail time for it. @DFNCTSCÂ doesn’t seem to have an active account though, as it has no tweets. She points out the Burger King account is also tweeting other well-known hacking groups at this time as well.

TheBlaze contacted Burger King’s corporate office for a comment but has not heard back. We will update this post with more information as it becomes available.
Update:Â Burger King didn’t know who hacked the account, and no other social media accounts were affected, said Bryson Thornton, a spokesman for Miami-based Burger King Worldwide Inc. Its social media team and an outside agency manage the Twitter account, but Thornton declined to say how many people knew the account’s password. He said they hope to have it working again soon, and will post a statement on Facebook later Monday apologizing for the tweets.
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Daniel
Feb. 19, 2013 at 1:32pmwhoever did this is the product of the Obama public school system, probably from Chicago. How do I know this, they couldn’t even spell “FREEDOM” correctly. Look at the first picture closely. You’ll see what I mean. The Whiner-in-Chief must be misty-eyed and proud.
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tweaver1945
Feb. 19, 2013 at 1:35amOh, perhaps I missed the horse meat found in the Whopper?
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tweaver1945
Feb. 19, 2013 at 1:34amBlaze, the bandwidth wasted on this topic is flat-out unnecessary. I would much more want to know about John Kerry’s returned phone call from the Soviets NOT.
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teddyc73
Feb. 18, 2013 at 3:54pmThe bigger question that needs to be asked is how pathetic must one’s life be that they follow Burger King and and McDonalds on Twitter?
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bulletsinthegun
Feb. 18, 2013 at 9:52pmI would really like to know who really cares? It seems we have more pressing problems ahead of us.
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cgnick
Feb. 18, 2013 at 10:00pmExactly what I was thinking.
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Melika
Feb. 18, 2013 at 2:48pmI really wish we could recapture the good sense of a practical joke. This COULD have been hilarious and clever. Instead, it’s just sad, depressing, and juvenile. The real flop is the absolute failure of the hack.
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OniKaze
Feb. 18, 2013 at 2:11pmWhat idiot would think the “Whopper” flopped?? It is by far the BEST burger that any of the Big Fast Food Chains make….
McDonalds, Hardee’s (carl’s), Wendy’s…. None of them have anything that can compete with the Std. Whopper with Cheese and Bacon…
Double Whopper w/Cheese + Bacon is the favorite of mine…
NOT 1 sandwich on McDonald’s menu can compete with ANYTHING Burger King Does… But don’t get me wrong, I like McDonald’s too, but if I have that extra dollar on me… Burger King gets my business everytime….
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mealive4ever
Feb. 18, 2013 at 6:15pm@onikaze Sounds like they both are filling your heart… literally. You might try a salad with that, just sayin’… hate to lose a commenter.
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jman-6
Feb. 18, 2013 at 10:47pmME- Is that you Michelle? I thought you were on vacation…further proof a marxist revolutionary engages in constant Revolution..LOL…Viva-la-Revolucione Michelle!! LOL
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Compound
Feb. 18, 2013 at 1:58pmThe Blaze is now People Magazine?
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en2deep
Feb. 18, 2013 at 2:48pmOuch!
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Mike76
Feb. 18, 2013 at 3:24pmIt’s a step up – they have been posing as the Huffington Post for a while now.
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Stoic one
Feb. 18, 2013 at 1:56pmTwitter– that is what a flighty little bird does—
or is it twit :a silly annoying person
or:to make fun of as a fault
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Fubared
Feb. 18, 2013 at 2:17pmWhy is the LGBLT community not all hot and bothered by the use of twit?
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WillG
Feb. 18, 2013 at 2:19pmAgreed.
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MrKnowItAll
Feb. 18, 2013 at 1:56pmGot Healthy. Took Flavor. Does any Smart Person Still eat at these NASTY Places?
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busterpuddles
Feb. 18, 2013 at 1:55pmI think maybe in my younger years I would’ve thought something like this was funny or cool, but now, in addition to the inability to use spell check or effectively re-read their own post, The people that do this sort of thing should be strung up by their necks and shot while they’re hanging.
Yet more evidence of a society in moral decline.
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mealive4ever
Feb. 18, 2013 at 6:21pm@ buster, Yeah, stringing them up by their necks and shooting them while hanging for not using spell check nor reading their own post shows no moral decline in this society. How ’bout yours?
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media-bias-steals-elections
Feb. 18, 2013 at 1:55pmNot impressed.
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Gonzo
Feb. 18, 2013 at 1:43pmShould I care?
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term limits for congress
Feb. 18, 2013 at 1:52pmHell McNo.
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Cavallo
Feb. 18, 2013 at 1:57pmNope.
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Gonzo
Feb. 18, 2013 at 2:03pmGood, I though it was just me.
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RJJinGadsden
Feb. 18, 2013 at 2:04pmIsn’t this where WANGO asks “Would you like fries with that?” “I can whip up extra Sensei Sauce for you too?”
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The-Monk
Feb. 18, 2013 at 2:14pmWhat’s a twitter?
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OniKaze
Feb. 18, 2013 at 2:14pmHAHA RJJ….. Good catch, it’s only a matter of time before the trolls weigh-in…
:-)
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Fubared
Feb. 18, 2013 at 2:19pmWangDang junior whopper special sauce.
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RJJinGadsden
Feb. 18, 2013 at 2:19pmHi MONK, I always thought that it was the basic description of the sound that birds make.
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The-Monk
Feb. 18, 2013 at 2:19pmFirst me and now Burger King….. what’s the World coming to? LOL
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RJJinGadsden
Feb. 18, 2013 at 2:21pmMONK, something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4VCUbL7jsc
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RJJinGadsden
Feb. 18, 2013 at 2:29pmFUBARED, LOL, excellent follow up. But, answer me this. Is the term Jr Whopper an oxymoron like jumbo shrimp?
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The-Monk
Feb. 18, 2013 at 2:37pmThanks for the laughs guys. : )
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Fubared
Feb. 18, 2013 at 2:45pmVery much so RJ…
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RJJinGadsden
Feb. 18, 2013 at 3:04pmFUBARED, Thanks, that is what I thought.
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