Sony Music Hack Creates a Britney Spears Death Hoax

Sony Music Entertainment falsely tweeted Britney Spears died on Monday, after being hacked by OurMine.

The hacking group tweeted from Sony’s official account, “RIP @britneyspears,” along with frown-face emoji and the hashtag #RIPBritney. “1981-2016.”

The tweet was deleted about an hour later around 9 a.m., with OurMine claiming responsibility for thack.

“Sony Music Entertainment’s Twitter account was compromised. This has been rectified. Sony Music apologizes to Britney Spears and her fans for any confusion”the company wrote in a statement.

Bob Dylan, who was also reportedly hacked by the group, tweeted, “Rest in peace @britneyspears.”

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