Britney Spears' fans got a shock of their life yesterday when Sony Music revealed that the Pop music icon has accidently died. Britney Spears became the latest victim of Twitter death hoax when Sony Music Twitter account got hacked.
The popular entertainment firm quickly removed the hoax tweets, saying its global account had been compromised but that the situation had been rectified. Sony added, Apologises to Britney Spears and her fans for any confusion.
Sony Music's Twitter account, which was apparently hacked, posted two tweets claiming Spears had died, RIP @britneyspears #RIPBritney 1981-2016 and Britney spears is dead by accident! We will tell you more soon #RIPBritney.
Spears rep was quick to tell CNN that the pop star was alive. "I assume their account has been hacked, Spears' manager, Adam Leber, told CNN. I haven't spoken to anyone... as of yet but I am certain their account was hacked. Britney is fine and well. There have been a few Internet clowns over the years who have made similar claims about her death, but never from the official Sony Music Twitter account," he said.
Reportedly, he hacker group 'OurMine' took responsibility for the attack. It has previously hacked the Twitter accounts of Marvel and Netflix, as well as Mark Zuckerberg and other high-profile tech executives.
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