I don’t use Twitter much, except when my WordPress blogs auto-post Tweets at the time I publish a new piece.
But half an hour ago or so, I Googled Key Bank because of site issues they seem to be having. And the search result I clicked was someone’s Twitter comment.
From there I eventually ended up on my own Twitter account…and saw this:
7-Eleven stores are giving away free Slurpees today. 11am-7pm. JULY 11th ONLY! B&am… http://t.co/9lqCoHXA
— fatwallet free stuff (@FreeStuffROCKS) July 11, 2012
Of course I clicked it! 😯
Then I went to 7-11’s site and confirmed the accuracy of the free Slurpee offer.
After I texted family and friends about the grand deal, I noticed on the 7-11 site that the offer is for 7.11 ounces of Slurpee. 😳 Uh, no thanks. (Do you realize how small an eight-ounce cup is? This is smaller.)
Oh, and about the Key Bank issue, I got to their Twitter account and…
Key is seeing abnormal non-business traffic on our internet channels. We are working to resolve and apologize for any inconvenience.
— KeyBank Expert Help (@KeyBank_Help) July 11, 2012
So I asked:
@KeyBank_Help, is this KeyLingo for "We've been hacked"? Or simply, "We've had a major security breach and we hope your data is safe"?
— Mark Roth (@anabaptist) July 11, 2012
I haven’t heard back yet.
But now I know why I’ve been unable to access their site today yet. 🙁
I hope they get it fixed soon. And I hope the damage to them and the rest of us Customer Peons is minimal at most.
I hate getting hacked.
UPDATE at 12:04 pm: It just dawned on me that maybe one of those UK or Nigerian emails turned out to be true and someone deposited 11.5 million Pounds and/or Dollars into our checking account at Key…and Key can’t quite figure out what/why in the world…and their site got turned topsy turvy. Wow! Makes a guy anxious to see what the account shows once they’re back online again. Maybe I shouldn’t wait and just buzz down to the ATM to check my balance. By then, I just well go another 3-4 miles and get a free Slurpee; that seems a better deal…