The official Twitter accounts of Bob Dylan and Sony Music Entertainment were hacked yesterday.
Britney Spears’ apparent death was the focus of the hacking, with “RIP @britneyspears #RIPBritney” Tweeted from the Sony Music Global account, followed by “Britney spears is dead by accident – we will tell you more soon #RIPBritney”. A kindred Tweet was later sent out from Bob Dylan’s account.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, hacker group OurMine later took responsibility for compromising the accounts. OurMine has targeted several high-profile accounts in the past year, including Marvel and Netflix.
Spears’ representatives confirmed to CNN that the singer is alive and well, and that the Tweets were a hoax.
This is not the first time Sony has been hacked, with its 2014 cyber-attack being one of the most significant in corporate history.
