Burger King hacked, attackers 'impressed by the commitment to terrible security practices' — systems described as 'solid as a paper Whopper wrapper in the rain,’ other RBI brands like Tim Hortons and Popeyes also vulnerable

A Burger King outlet.

Ethical hackers BobDaHacker and BobTheShoplifter have detailed their claim that they uncovered “catastrophic” vulnerabilities in multiple platforms hosted by Restaurant Brands International (RBI). While RBI may not be a very familiar name, this lax security means that systems powering mega brands like Burger King, Tim Hortons, and Popeyes, with over 30,000 locations worldwide, and all were almost trivially easy to hack. “Their security was about as solid as a paper Whopper wrapper in the rain,” snarks the BobDaHacker blog, sharing the full technical exposé (the blog has since been taken down, but it's archived here).

(Image credit: BobDaHacker and BobTheShoplifter )