Sony Music, Bob Dylan Accounts Hacked, Falsely Tweet Death of Britney Spears

The official Twitter accounts of Sony Music Entertainment and Bob Dylan were hacked earlier today. The compromised accounts tweeted out false reports of Britney Spears’ death. View images of the tweets below. The first message came from the Sony Music Global Twitter account—“RIP @britneyspears #RIPBritney”—and was quickly followed by a second, more dubious report (“britney spears is dead by accident! we will tell you more soon #RIPbritney”). A similar tweet was soon posted from Bob Dylan’s official Twitter account.

The news appears to have been spread by OurMine, a hacker group who were responsible for recent hacks of the Marvel and Netflix accounts, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Later tweets from both Sony and Dylan credited the organization.

via Sam Sodomsky