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Sony Music Apologises To Britney Spears, Fans After Fake RIP Tweet Sent (abc.net.au)

Posted by msmash on from the accept-my-apology-pls dept.

Sony Music Entertainment has apologised to Britney Spears fans after its Twitter account was hacked and fake statements saying that the pop music icon had died were posted online. From a report: Sony Music, a unit of Sony Corp, said in a short statement that its social media account was "compromised" but that the situation "has been rectified." The company said it "apologises to Britney Spears and her fans for any confusion." Funnily enough, after Sony Music Entertainment Twitter account was hacked and started tweeting about the death of Spears, another hacker group called OurMine hacked Sony's account to note that Spears is not dead.

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  1. The first tweet was right by thegarbz · · Score: 3, Informative

    Britney Spears' career died a long time ago.

  2. so what? by tekkahtek · · Score: 1, Informative

    If people get their news from a Twitter feed, then who cares if they're duped. They deserve it. Twitter is not a news service. It is a "Look, Ma, no hands," brain bleed.

  3. Re:Seriously??? by gweihir · · Score: 3, Informative

    Sony is doing IT Security cheaper than possible. As long as this does not have personal consequences, for the people that screwed up here (no, I do not mean the administrators that were not given budget and time, but the ones making the decisions), nothing will change.

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    Most ACs are not even worth the keystrokes to insult them. Be generically insulted by this and ignored otherwise.
  4. Re:Figures by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Informative

    Who is *Michaels*, you 'tard?

    Lou Michaels maybe?