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Ariana Grande sues hackers who leaked music and videos

Pop star Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against two unidentified hackers. Grande alleges these hackers gained unauthorized access to the computers of her collaborators, including photographers and producers.

2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMark SavageMusic correspondentBBC News - WorldFiled 2026-07-28 · 08:37 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
Ariana Grande sues hackers who leaked music and videos
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Pop star Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against two unidentified hackers. Grande alleges these hackers gained unauthorized access to the computers of her collaborators, including photographers and producers. The hackers then allegedly leaked unreleased photos and songs, which were subsequently sold on the dark web for significant sums. According to court documents, 45 of Grande's unreleased songs were hacked, stolen, and leaked in 2023 alone, with hundreds of similar leaks occurring since her music debut in 2011. Grande's legal action aims to uncover the identities of these hackers and hold them accountable for the unauthorized distribution of her material.

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Grande referred to the hackers as 'pirates, crooks, illegal!'

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Hundreds of similar leaks have taken place since Grande's music debut in 2011.

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In 2023 alone, 45 unreleased songs belonging to Ms. Grande were hacked, stolen, and leaked.

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Hackers gained access to collaborators' computers to obtain material sold on the dark web for significant sums.

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Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against two unidentified hackers for leaking unreleased music and studio footage.

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Pop star Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against two unidentified hackers who, she claims, leaked unreleased music and studio footage after gaining access to her collaborators' computers.In papers filed in Los Angeles and reported by US media outlets, the singer alleged the hackers had targeted photographers and producers' in order to access material that was sold "on the dark web" for "significant sums of money"."In 2023 alone, 45 unreleased songs belonging to Ms Grande were hacked, stolen, and leaked," the documents said. "Since her music debut in 2011, hundreds of similar leaks have taken place."Her lawyers said she was initiating legal action to uncover the identity of the hackers.Grande has previously expressed her desire to hold hackers accountable for leaking unreleased music.During an interview with the Zach Sang show in 2024, she spoke about a song called Fantasize, written with Swedish pop savant Max Martin, which went viral after being posted online."Before I left for Wicked - [there were] a few studio sessions that I did which are all over TikTok, thank you so much, I'll see you in jail. Literally," she said."Those were all written for a TV show, for something that was not for me, so Fantasize comes out, crazy, was stolen... These pirates, crooks, illegal!"
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