Ariana Grande is taking legal action against hackers responsible for leaking her music and unreleased videos
Ariana Grande is on a mission to track down the hackers who are alleged to have stolen her unreleased songs and footage, intending to sell them on the dark web.
Pop star Ariana Grande has initiated legal action against two unknown hackers, alleging that they have stolen numerous unreleased songs and studio footage, subsequently selling the material online.
Court documents filed in Los Angeles allege that the hackers focused on the computers and digital accounts of the singer’s collaborators, which included producers and photographers, to access unreleased content accumulated over several years.
According to the lawsuit, “In 2023 alone, 45 unreleased songs belonging to Ms. Grande were hacked, stolen, and leaked.” Since her music debut in 2011, there have been numerous similar leaks.
Grande’s legal team stated that the action seeks to identify those accountable for the alleged cyberattacks and to hold them responsible for what they characterized as ongoing invasions of her privacy and career.
The lawsuit alleges that in 2025, hackers gained access to the mobile device of one of Grande’s producers, obtaining unreleased masters, demo recordings, and footage from studio sessions. It further claims that in 2024, they posed as a photographer via a fraudulent email account to acquire unreleased photographs that belonged to the singer.
Grande has previously denounced those accountable for the unauthorized release of her music. During an interview on the Zach Sang Show in 2024, she responded to the unauthorized release of her song Fantasize, stating, “I’ll see you in jail.” These pirates are truly crooks and engaged in illegal activities!
The lawsuit alleges that the defendants engaged in invasion of privacy, breached California’s computer hacking laws, and unlawfully appropriated her intellectual property.
Her legal representatives contended that “the malicious invasion of Ms. Grande’s privacy and disruption of her career have resulted in significant and irreparable damage due to this breach of privacy.”
The legal action arises as Grande gets ready to launch her eighth studio album, Petal, this week, while she continues her world tour, set to arrive in the UK in August.
