Ariana Grande sues hackers who allegedly sold unreleased music and photos online
Ariana Grande at the Critics Choice awards in Los Angeles in January. Photograph: Richard Shotwell/APView image in fullscreenAriana Grande at the Critics Choice awards in Los Angeles in January. It doesn’t name the hackers, who are referred to with the generic name John Doe.
- ▪Ariana Grande at the Critics Choice awards in Los Angeles in January.
- ▪Photograph: Richard Shotwell/APView image in fullscreenAriana Grande at the Critics Choice awards in Los Angeles in January.
- ▪It doesn’t name the hackers, who are referred to with the generic name John Doe.
5 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 21 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 3 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Ariana Grande is suing the hackers who’ve been leaking her songs and videos for years — The Verge
- ▪ Ariana Grande sues hackers who leaked music and videos — BBC News
- ▪ Ariana Grande klagt gegen unbekannte Hacker — Spiegel
- ▪ Ariana Grande sues hackers for ‘malicious invasion’ of her privacy — Page Six
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Ariana Grande at the Critics Choice awards in Los Angeles in January. Photograph: Richard Shotwell/APView image in fullscreenAriana Grande at the Critics Choice awards in Los Angeles in January. Photograph: Richard Shotwell/APMusicAriana Grande sues hackers who allegedly sold unreleased music and photos onlinePop star aims to use legal process to name ‘wrongdoers who hide in the shadows and wreak technological havoc with impunity’Ben Beaumont-ThomasTue 28 Jul 2026 05.03 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAriana Grande has filed a lawsuit against hackers who she alleges have stolen unreleased music, as well as private photos and video footage, and sold them online.Grande filed the lawsuit in a Los Angeles court on Monday.
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