Crayola Apologizes For Off-Color Posts After Facebook Hack

Crayola’s social media team is likely red in the face after hackers took over the company’s Facebook page Sunday, posting off-color photos and sexually explicit memes to its more than 2.4 million fans.

For several hours, the page was filled with posts not suitable for children. Soon after, the hack was acknowledged by the Pennsylvania-based company via Twitter.

“We don’t condone the inappropriate & offensive content being posted to the fraudulent Crayola FB page & sincerely apologize to our fans,” the company posted Sunday.

Sexually-explicit cartoons depicting women’s breasts were among the offensive items posted by the hackers, leaving fans confused and upset.

“Seems as though a lot of atypical junk has been posted by this page yesterday and today...were you hacked, or have you decided to abandon the creativity that crayola provides and go with nastiness? Kinda concerned,” one Facebook user posted on the page.

“I’m about to unlike. What’s with all the weird posts? ‪#‎crayolafail,” another wrote.

The hack was resolved later Sunday, and Crayola took to Facebook to do damage control.

“Our sincere apologies to our Facebook community for the inappropriate and offensive posts you may have seen here today. Please be assured the official Crayola page has been restored. We can’t thank our fans enough for the feedback and support we received while working to resolve the issue … you truly are the best and we look forward to an exciting and creative 2015!”