Ariana Grande sues hackers for ‘malicious invasion’ of her privacy
Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against two unidentified hackers accused of accessing private digital accounts of her collaborators and stealing unreleased material. The filing alleges that the defendants obtained and sold dozens of songs, recordings, videos, and photographs on the dark web. Grande’s legal action seeks to identify the perpetrators and deter future privacy invasions against artists.
- ▪Grande sued two alleged hackers, referred to as John Does, for hacking personal accounts of producers and photographers she works with.
- ▪The lawsuit claims the hackers stole and sold 45 unreleased songs in 2023, along with other audio, video, and photographic content, on the dark web for significant sums.
- ▪Grande’s filing states that similar leaks have occurred since her 2011 debut, totaling hundreds of incidents, and aims to serve as a deterrent and uncover the hackers’ identities.
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Celebrity News Ariana Grande sues hackers for ‘malicious invasion’ of her privacy By Vanessa Serna Published July 27, 2026, 8:57 p.m. ET (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("nyp-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); See more of our coverage in your search results. Add Page Six on Google Ariana Grande sued two hackers for allegedly hacking private accounts belonging to producers and photographers she has worked closely with.
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