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Sony Music has said sorry to pop star Britney Spears, after an official Twitter account suggested the pop star had died.<\/p>\n

The entertainment firm quickly removed the hoax tweets, saying its global account had been “compromised” but that the situation had “been rectified”.<\/p>\n

Sony added it “apologises to Britney Spears and her fans for any confusion”.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old did not react directly to the tweet but her manager confirmed the singer was “fine and well”.<\/p>\n

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The tweets were quickly dismissed as a hoax<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cyber hacking group OurMine claimed credit for the hoax tweets.<\/p>\n

Just a few days ago it also appeared to have hacked into the Twitter accounts of Netflix US and Marvel Entertainment.<\/p>\n

It has also been linked to compromising the Twitter accounts of top executives including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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