Jeep Twitter account hacked
The day after Burger King’s Twitter feed was breached, hackers overtake @Jeep. UPDATE: They also hacked @MTV. Meanwhile, MTV faked its own hack, sparking backlash.
The day after hackers took over Burger King’s Twitter account, the same thing has happened to the account of Jeep. Around noon ET, hackers climbed aboard @Jeep, changed the logo to that of Cadillac, and started tweeting. And it appears hackers have also overrun @MTV faked a Twitter hack as part of a PR stunt. That didn’t go over so well in the Twittersphere. This tweet sums up the reaction to @MTV (viewer discretion advised):
— Sam Biddle (@samfbiddle) February 19, 2013
Annie Schoening, who is behind the @schoprah account, is MTV’s social media director, according to Business Insider.
Meanwhile, here are a couple of tweets from the hacked @Jeep:
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