Hackers Declared Britney Dead

Hackers said Britney as Dead
The Hackers used the third-party Twitter plug-in to incorrectly announce that Spears had died. Twitpic issued a statement telling readers to disregard the message. Since last few weekend two high-profile celebrities--Britney Spears and Ellen DeGeneres--had their Twitpic accounts hacked.
Now Twitter Verified Account feature is all well and good, but it doesn't do much to protect celebrities from seemingly inevitable account hacking