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Brands Beginning to Worry About Social Media Security

The world of social media received a rousing chuckle last week when “news” broke that McDonalds had acquired Burger King. Burger King, of course, wasn’t laughing. And neither were security analysts who believe that hacking is becoming so frequent and severe that more must be done to prevent an exodus from social media by brand [...]

More Bad News: Horsemeat Found in Ikea’s Swedish Meatballs and Birds Eye Products

Swedish Meatball-gate: The next big hurdle. Quantities of unregulated horsemeat that infiltrated Europe's food supply and subsequently turned up in a staggering number of grocery-store and food-service products like Burger King's burgers,...Show More Summary

Twitter Hackings Put Focus on Security for Brands

3 months agoTechnology : Bits

Social media platforms have become major advertising vehicles for brands, and with attacks on the Twitter accounts of Burger King, Jeep and others, security is a growing concern.

Shawn Amos: The Content Brief: What's Up With All The Hacking?

Is there a hacking epidemic? Earlier this week, Burger King saw its Twitter account get a McDonald's makeover, and then Jeep had its feed taken...

Anonymous Hacked: Group’s Twitter Account Taken Over By Rustle League

The hacker collective known as Anonymous was hacked this week by a rival group named Rustle League. Anonymous, which has been extra busy this week by hacking high-profile Twitter feeds from company’s like Burger King, got a taste of their own medicine this week when their @Anon_Central account, which has more than 150,000 followers, taken [...]Show More Summary

30 Trillion Reasons To Be Bullish About McDonald's, Yum Brands And Hooters

By Jonathan Yates: There are 30 trillion reasons for investors to be bullish about global restaurant chain stocks such as McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), Burger King Worldwide (NYSE: BKW), Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), owner and operator of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco bell, and Chanticleer Holdings (NASDAQ: HOTR), owner and operator of Hooters restaurants worldwide. Show More Summary

Exclusive: This DJ Is Potentially The Burger King And Jeep Hacker

It was just going to be another boring day on the internet when along came a hilarious hacker with a taste for McDonald’s, Gucci Mane and caps lock. Is a criminal mastermind behind the @BurgerKing (and likely @Jeep) takeover? Nope — just a guy who plays shows in Rhode Island who left an unfortunate internet paper trail. More »

Donald Trump Claims His Twitter Was Hacked

3 months agoNews : NewsFeed

First Burger King, then Jeep, and now The Donald. Real estate mogul Donald Trump claims his Twitter (@therealDonaldTrump) was “seriously hacked” earlier today when a lyric from Lil Wayne’s “Scream and Shout” was tweeted from his account. Show More Summary

Tweet Of The Day - Donald Trump

3 months agoLGBT / Gay : Joe. My. God.

Minutes after the above tweet went out, Trump tweeted that he had been "seriously hacked" and is "looking for the perpetrators. Mediaite is suspicious. If a group like the one that recently turned Burger King’s Twitter feed into a McDonald’s...Show More Summary

Twitter joins Facebook, LinkedIn in using DMARC email authentication (too late for Jeep and Burger King)

Jeep's Twitter account recently told the world that the iconic brand had been "sold to Cadillac." And Burger King's account started mysteriously promoting McDonalds. Two high-profile hacks in less than a week means, apparently, that Twitter had to take some action.

Hackers post Lil Wayne lyrics from Donald Trump's Twitter account

Were they the same hackers who took over Burger King and Jeep's Twitter accounts earlier this week?

Cyberwar Imperative: We Need A Next-Generation Internet

3 months agoTechnology : ReadWriteWeb

So Burger King's Twitter account got hacked on Monday. Apple and Facebook got attacked too. And so it goes. Within a few years, the Internet will be engulfed by "nuclear" warfare, but the bombs will be entirely created in plain ASCII text. Show More Summary

Infographic Summarizes Burger King Hack

3 months agoMarketing / Advertising : Adrants

Honestly, we're surprised we haven't been flooded by agencies, metrics companies, social media pundits and research firms shamelessly latching on to Monday's Burger King Twitter hack for a little bit of publicity. But one company jumped on the trendlet. Show More Summary

Burger King vs. Chris Christie: Who’s Having The Best Week Ever?

Last week it was a dog named Banana Joe. This week, who KNOWS who will have the Best Week Ever…Will it be you? Will it be many-times-nominated-never-winner Justin Timberlake? You’ll have to watch the show to find out. (See how we get you?) Giving you their arguments this week, Best Week Ever‘s Pete Lee, Adam Conover and Pat [...]

Burger King Twitter Feed Hacked, They're Loving it: Positive Results by the Numbers

Many people will tell you that Burger King's Twitter account being hacked is negative for their brand, but let's look at the numbers. The kind of press and attention they will receive as a result of the hack would have required nearly a $1,000,000 campaign investment.

McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) Sales Struggle On Asian and European Weaknesses – Burger King Worldwide Inc (BKW)

McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) reported a drop in January sales as it experienced declines in the Asian and European markets, though the U.S. same-store sales showed marginal improvement of 0.9% in sales. The fast food chain had already warned of a fall in the same-restaurant sales, which plunged 1.9% in January as the Asia Pacific, Middle [...]

Hemanshu Nigam: What Do Miranda Kerr, Burger King and President Obama All Have in Common?

Twitter may be in the hackers' bullseye for now, but we can help reduce these threats by owning our security, instead of sitting around and hoping you don't have to deal with a fiasco.

Hack The Planet: Burger King, Guy Fieri, & Jeep Hacked By Internet Pranksters This Week

What do fire-charred Whoppers, quality 'merican Jeep vehicles, and everyone's favorite good-time pal Guy Fieri all have in common? Yes, they all produce inedible materials, but also each of their internet presences were hacked this week,...Show More Summary

How Embarrassing: Burger King takes down Twitter account after hacking attack

WASHINGTON — In one of the oddest sagas yet, hackers got into the Twitter account of the fast-food chain Burger King and caused havoc and confusion. It led to the temporary suspension of the Twitter account but didn’t lessen the embarrassment for the company. In an official statement, Burger King said, “It has come to [...]

Are Our Mobile Devices Safe At All?

After a string of high-profile hackings, including Apple, Jeep, and Burger King, PSFK and Intel look at how to protect your phone and tablet.

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