Rabat – Pop star Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against two unknown hackers who, according to her, stole unreleased music and studio videos by breaking into the computers and devices of the people she works with.
According to BBC, the legal papers state that they targeted photographers and producers to get private material, which was then sold on the dark web for a lot of money.
The lawsuit outlines an alleged pattern of illegal behavior over several years, claiming that in 2025, the defendants hacked into the mobile device of a producer who worked with Grande to access unreleased master tracks, demos, and recording session footage.
During the same year, the hackers reportedly created a fake email account pretending to be a photographer, tricking a digital technician into sending them unreleased photos belonging to the singer.
The court documents show the massive scale of the problem.
In 2023 alone, 45 unreleased Ariana Grande songs were stolen and leaked online, with hundreds of other tracks surfacing without authorization throughout her career in 2011.
Grande accused the hackers of violating the “sacred relationship that exists between her and her fans.”
She is suing for invasion of privacy, violation of California computer hacking laws, and conversion.
Her lawyers stated in the law suit that the “malicious invasion of Ms. Grande’s privacy and disruption of her career have caused her substantial and irreparable harm due to this breach of privacy,” noting that the lawsuit aims to uncover the true identities of the hackers.
Grande has previously opened up about the frustration of having her music stolen.
In a 2024 interview with the Zach Sang Show, she discussed her unreleased track “Fantasize,” which she co-wrote with songwriter Max Martin before it unexpectedly went viral on TikTok.
She expressed her frustration at the time, revealing that several studio sessions she recorded before leaving for Wicked had been leaked online and spread across TikTok.
Grande explained that the songs, including “Fantasize,” were never intended for release as they were written for a TV project, calling those responsible for the leaks “pirates” and “crooks” behind an illegal act.
The court filing comes as Grande gears up for the release of her eighth studio album, Petal, arriving this Friday, while continuing her ongoing world tour, which is set to reach the UK in August.
