Sony appears to have fallen victim to yet another hack, with its Irish music website bearing the brunt this time.
The Sony Music Ireland site was this morning displaying three news stories claiming that; two members of band The Script had died, Rebecca Black had married R Kelly and that scientists had proven X-Factor contestants were stupid. The prank follows on from a spate of hacks the Japan-based electronics and media giant has suffered in the past three months.
The website URL is currentlyredirectingto Sony Music Ireland’s Facebook page, althoughGoogle’s cachestill holds the rogue version of the site.The Irish Timesreports that Sony Music Ireland is refusing to comment on the incident, except to say that the stories published were false. No-one has yet claimed responsibility for this latest attack, which feasibly could alternatively have been an ‘inside job’ by a disgruntled employee.
It comes just a day after a Fox News Twitter account washijackedto falsely report the death of the US president.
Story byMartin SFP Bryant
Martin SFP Bryant is the founder of UK startup newsletter PreSeed Now and technology and media consultancy Big Revolution. He was previously(show all)Martin SFP Bryant is the founder of UK startup newsletterPreSeed Nowand technology and media consultancyBig Revolution. He was previously Editor-in-Chief at TNW.
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