Burger King takes down Twitter account after hack attack

Burger King Worldwide Inc suspended its Twitter account about an hour after it learned of the attack at on Monday, company spokesman Bryson Thornton said in an e-mail.

"It has come to our attention that the Twitter account of the Burger King brand has been hacked," the company said in a statement. "We have worked directly with administrators to suspend the account until we are able to re-establish our legitimate site and authentic postings."