Taylor Swift’s Twitter and Instagram accounts were hacked on Tuesday, 27 January 2015. Swift’s account was taken over by hackers who sent a pair of tweets to her 51 million followers. Swift later regained control of her account and posted a few tweets denouncing the hackers, who had apparently made threats to release nude photos of her. The best available defense against hackers taking over your accounts is called two-factor authentication (or two-step verification) Watch the video below, which explains how you can create strong yet easy-to-remember passwords.”]
Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/01/28/taylor-swifts-twitter-and-instagram-accounts-hacked/