Taylor Swift says Twitter, Instagram accounts were hacked

Taylor Swift performs in Times Square on New Year's Eve in New York on 31 December 2014. Photo: Reuters
New York: Pop star Taylor Swift said her Twitter and Instagram accounts were hacked on Tuesday, but the rogue posts were quickly removed from the social media services.
The 25-year-old “Shake It Off” singer, whose album “1989” has been atop the charts for the past three months, has built a following of young fans through social media and has the fourth-most popular Twitter account with 51.4 million followers.