Got an order email? What’s behind it?
If you check your email this morning, you might see an order confirmation message from Burger King. Did you order anything last night? Has the MyBK account been hacked? What’s behind the email.
Around 7 a.m. this morning, the supposed order confirmations were sent out in the name of Burger King, even though you hadn’t ordered anything from the restaurant chain. Do Internet fraudsters want to fill their stomachs at someone else’s expense?
Has Burger King been hacked?
“Thanks for ordering from Burger King” the message said. If you have received such a message, you can first breathe a sigh of relief. No one ordered meals from Burger King through your account at your expense. You also don’t have to expect large burger menus to be delivered to your door in the morning.
In all likelihood, the e-mail was only sent after a technical error in Burger King’s mailing system. There is no statement from the provider on the news yet. However, more and more affected people who have received such a message are speaking up on Twitter:
Email from Burger King: “Thanks for ordering”
The message only reads the standard text for the order confirmation at Burger King in English. Variable fields such as the location of the branch where you should have ordered or the order number are not filled out. This speaks for an error in which only the template for order confirmations was sent out without there being an associated order. So you can email delete with peace of mind and don’t have to worry about your account being hacked or someone else ordering in your name.
If you have an online account with “MyBK”, you can check there to be sure whether other orders have been placed.
In general, we recommend not following links from emails where you are unsure of the origin. Although not the case with the Burger King email, cyber scammers continue to use the names of major companies to send fake login emails. After that, however, you do not end up with the desired service, but enter your data on a fake page, where the login data is forwarded to the criminals.
