Jeep Twitter account hacked by apparent Cadillac enthusiasts

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By Jessica Chasmar

The Washington Times

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

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Yesterday, an apparent McDonald's enthusiast hacked Burger King’s Twitter account, today, A Cadillac fan has hacked @Jeep.

In what appears to be a connected cyberhack, a photo of a group of young black males in a decked out McDonald's mobile was briefly posted to Jeep’s Twitter background at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. One of the males held a Ronald McDonald doll out the window.

The account tweeted “WELCOME BACK CADILLAC #300” as well as a picture of a man smoking what appears to be marijuana out of a hollowed-out lightbulb, with a caption reading, “Sorry guys, no more @Jeep production because we caught our CEO doing this.”

The icon representing the hacked account also features a Cadillac symbol.

Burger King’s Twitter profile was hacked Monday afternoon with a profile picture of McDonald's golden arches. The profile also featured pictures of Chicken McNuggets, a McDonald's classic, and the restaurant’s newest addition to their menu, Fish McBites.

The hacker posted a photo of a man injecting a syringe into his arm in a bathroom with the caption, “We caught one of our employees in the bathroom doing this … #soldtomcdonalds #failurewhopper”

There have been reports that Anonymous is in connection with the Burger King hack.

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Jessica Chasmar

Jessica Chasmar is a continuous news writer for The Washington Times. Previously, she was part of the start-up team for The Washington Times’ digital aggregation product, Times247. She can be reached at jchasmar@washingtontimes.com.