In case you missed it, the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) experienced an “internal data processing” glitch on its system on Wednesday, causing several discrepancies in bank account balances of some clients.
READ: BPI reports ‘internal data processing error’
Much to the dismay—and amusement—of some netizens, the hashtags #BPIHacked, #BPIGlitch and #BPISerye have become a trending topic on Twitter.
Social media was flooded with complaints and rants from those affected, while others managed to find humor in the otherwise, unfortunate situation.
BPI customers be like #BPI #BPIHacked pic.twitter.com/VduJcALmIX
— gulliver omega (@tensaigulli) June 7, 2017
At the end of the day, all BPI clients should get something like this: #bpiglitch pic.twitter.com/n0zfTHQ27F
— Nicholas Gonzales (@nicogonzales) June 7, 2017
#BPIHacked /glitch – 3 realizations hit me:
1. I lost 2.2M in my BPI accnt today.
2. I don’t have 2.2M
3. I don’t have a BPI accnt
Whew.
— Iced Icee Icey (@IcedIceyIcee) June 7, 2017
Others, meanwhile, were simply elated to become “instant millionaires” for a day.
Thank you @TalktoBPI for making me feel like a millionaire even for just one day.. Lol 😁😁😁#BPIHacked pic.twitter.com/L8wdOJ6Spo
— kian lanzar (@kian_lanzar) June 7, 2017
Woke up to this. JK! #iWish #BPIGlitch pic.twitter.com/UDLSgPhvxy
— Nelson Caparas (@nelson_caparas) June 7, 2017
These guys even poked fun of the company’s tagline.
Bruno Mars: I wanna be a billionaire so freakin’ bad
BPI: #bpihacked pic.twitter.com/tmwFQ5rGXJ— Datu Dinno (@datudinno) June 7, 2017
What a day for BPI account holders. What a day! Haha. #BPI pic.twitter.com/mMUM35bWCc
— トーマス・エジソン (@imthomasedison) June 6, 2017
Others, on the other hand, mocked some employees’ job security.
#BPIHacked they badly need u guys… pic.twitter.com/QoQquwpoZC
— circusly🎪 (@AbglTon) June 7, 2017
BPI’s Network Security guy right now.. #BPI #BPIHacked pic.twitter.com/doPth4vK8k
— Leif Erikson (@leif_eriksn) June 7, 2017
This netizen just wants equal treatment.
@TalktoBPI #BPISerye #BPIHacked pic.twitter.com/6dJUOgqdC4
— KKK (@perkykenkoy) June 7, 2017
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