Tame Impala, Tenacious D Among Acts Hacked With Bomb Threats, Death Hoax

In a huge scandal over the weekend, a slew of musicians including Tame Impala, Tenacious D and Bring Me The Horizon have had their Twitter accounts hacked with numerous offensive tweets.

As Pitchfork reports, the hackers posted bomb threats to airlines using Tame Impala's Twitter account, while on Tenacious D's account, the hackers tweeted out that Jack Black had died. 

Screenshots via Pitchfork.

WE had our Twitter account hacked. We can assure you that Jack is ALIVE and WELL and that this was a sick "prank".

— Tenacious D (@RealTenaciousD) June 5, 2016

Bon Iver, who has just played a series of shows in Sydney as part of Vivid Festival, was also attacked with insensitive tweets towards the late Muhammad Ali. He also had his Twitter handle changed from @boniver to @ihavelegcancer.

Screenshots via Pitchfork.

Cody Simpson, Bring Me The Horizon, Keith Richards, Twenty One Pilots and Pierce The Veil's accounts were also hacked, though they have all removed the offending tweets and offered apologies.

Earlier today Keith’s Twitter account was hacked along with other verified accounts. The hateful tweets that were posted have been removed.

— Keith Richards (@officialKeef) June 5, 2016

whoever hacked my twitter, meet me out side. my friend josh wants to poke you in the eyes with his fists. pic.twitter.com/uTK6WyEkf8

— tyler jøseph (@tylerrjoseph) June 4, 2016

Hey sorry guys I got hacked by a dirty rat, please ignore all the crazy tweets!

— JAIME (@ptvjaime) June 4, 2016

Oliver's official account @olobersyko has been hacked. Please report & ignore all tweets until notified otherwise

— Drop Dead (@Dropdeaduk) June 4, 2016

account was hacked but i'm back! apologies for anything inappropriate

— Cody Simpson (@CodySimpson) June 4, 2016