Jeep becomes Cadillac below Twitter hackers
 

Those who follow Jeep on Twitter may have been surprised Tuesday, Feb. 19, to see the corporation's logo swapped out by Cadillac's, and a post saying the legendary brand had been sold to General Motors. How many times have you needed additional info about a new or pre-owned vehicle and resorted to an online search on "credit auto loan?”. Learn more info on CarDealExpert.com!

A hacked account

Unknown hackers got into the Twitter account and rebranded the automobile as a sort of joke. There were ugly remarks suggested the CEO of the business uses drugs, which could really be cyber terrorism.

More than likely, the comments were posted by some college dropout living in his parent’s basement. The comment was supposedly from the hacker group Anonymous, but that is unlikely.

The whole incident lasted only a short time. By noon, Pacific Time, Chrysler, Jeep's parent company, had regained control of its profile.

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General Motors not part of the stunt

General Motors had nothing to do with the breach. In fact, Cadillac speaker Jordana Strosberg used Twitter to say “Hi Twitterverse! @Cadillac is not involved with the @Jeep hack.”

Chrysler was able to quickly fight the assault because of so many people who reported it. Chrysler thanked its enthusiasts for reporting it quickly.

Also seen by Burger King

The incident happened just one day after the Twitter feed of fast-food giant Burger King was hacked, replacing its logo with that of its top rival, McDonald's. Similarly, profane and libelous comments followed, and claim to be the work of Anonymous. Soon, however, control of the profile was regained by Burger King.

The company replied after regaining control saying, “Interesting day here at BURGER KING, but we’re back! Welcome to our new followers. Hope you all stick around!”

Denied participation

The same hashtag was used in both incidents, which suggests they came from the same source, according to CBS. Still, Anonymous denied participation and suggested that it may have just been an issue with the social media team at Burger King after the first attack happened.

Inappropriate hacking

Ironically, Chrysler was hacked by a potty mouth in 2011, according to Torque News.

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Sources

South Florida Business Journal
CBS
Torque News