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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. Seriously??? by EmeraldBot · · Score: 2

    First the sony PS Network hack, then the credit card leaks, and now this? Why is there security consistently so bad? Twitter's not even hard to secure, just use 2-factor authentication, something that'll defeat 90% of hack attempts. That they keep getting breached over and over again says something about their company culture towards investing in their customer's safety...

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

    Britney Spears' career died a long time ago.

  3. Seems to be really, really easy to hack Sony... by gweihir · · Score: 2

    The second group could apparently do it in short notice. The term "gross negligence" comes to mind. It is time that companies that handle customer data and have some brand recognition will pay more in fines for things like this than they saved in IT security cost...

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    1. Re:Seems to be really, really easy to hack Sony... by alphatel · · Score: 3, Funny

      We apologize for the fault in the tweets.
      Those responsible for hacking the people who have just been hacked have been hacked.

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  4. Am I awful. . . . by Salgak1 · · Score: 2

    . . . to say that 2016 isn't over yet ? Britney still has a chance!