Sony Music forced to clarify that Britney Spears is alive after Twitter account hack

The 12 months has seen quite a few musical icons cross away.

And on Monday, Sony Music was pressured to make clear that Britney Spears was alive and effectively after 'hackers' broke into their Twitter account.

A collection of what seemed to be hoax tweets appeared on the positioning, and have been shortly deleted after the group seemingly found a breach of safety.

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'Britney Spears is ALIVE': Sony Music was pressured to make clear that pop singer has not died after 'hackers' broke into their Twitter account on Monday

Followers of the singer have been little question left shocked, confused and upset, when the worldwide account for Sony Music tweeted she had handed away.

Nevertheless a consultant for Sony confirmed the tweets have been a part of a hack, saying: 'The twitter was hacked and the tweets at the moment are deleted. Britney Spears is alive and effectively.'

The primary preliminary tweet merely learn: 'RIP @britneyspears #RIP 1981-2016.'

It was adopted minutes later by a second tweet, which appeared to trace the account had been hacked, because it learn: 

'britney spears is lifeless accidentally! We are going to let you know extra quickly #RIPBritney [sic].'

Only a wind-up? A collection of what seemed to be hoax tweets appeared on the positioning, and have been shortly deleted after the group seemingly found a breach of safety

Lower than an hour after the messages have been posted to the social media web site, followers and followers had retweeted each posts a collective 6,600 instances.

Nevertheless, as followers began to take to Twitter in droves, many questioned the validity of the tweets - with some even stating outright the tweets needed to be the work of hackers.

And simply 40 minutes after the unique tweets have been posted, the Sony Music International account seemingly confirmed it had been hacked, posting the message:

Not fairly lifeless: A consultant for Sony confirmed the tweets have been a part of a hack, saying: 'The twitter was hacked and the tweets at the moment are deleted. Britney Spears is alive and effectively.'

She's alive: Simply 40 minutes after the unique tweets have been posted, the Sony Music International account seemingly confirmed it had been hacked - tweeting '@britneyspears continues to be alive'

'We noticed a brand new IP logged in to the account a couple of minutes in the past and the tweet is posted by a brand new IP so @britneyspears continues to be alive.'

MailOnline has contacted a consultant for Britney Spears for touch upon the matter. 

The group Our Mine seems to be behind the Twitter hack, with the tweets signed off by the group, who've hacked a number of high-profile accounts this 12 months.

Confused: Many followers have been left confused when the hackers tweeted the message, with many hoping that it was all only a hoax

In accordance with The Hollywood Reporter, the hacking group have been accountable for quite a few safety breaches on the Twitter accounts of each Marvel and Netflix.

In accordance with the group's personal web site, Our Mine 'is an elite hacker group identified for a lot of hacks displaying vulnerabilities in main programs'.

Bob Dylan's account additionally appeared to have been the goal of hackers, because the Nobel-winning musician's account seemed to be the primary to select up on Britney's dying.

One other hack? Bob Dylan's account additionally appeared to have been the goal of hackers, because the Nobel-winning musician's account seemed to be the primary to select up on Britney's dying

Good for Christmas: Solely hours earlier than the hack Britney had posted a video montage of her household having fun with actions on Christmas day

Relaxation in peace @britneyspears,' was tweeted out from the account, a message which has since been deleted; no message from Our Min was posted to the account.

Simply hours earlier than the hack, Britney had been having fun with Christmas at dwelling together with her household, and had even posted a video montage of her and her household loved some festive enjoyable.

Sharing a video of a household looking journey and her boys ziplining together with her 14.4million followers on Instagram, she wrote: 'Some good looking and zip lining for the vacations! Merry Christmas!!'

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