Singer Ariana Grande has initiated legal proceedings against unidentified hackers, alleging they infiltrated the computer systems and accounts of people working with her to steal and distribute unreleased recordings and video materials without authorization. The lawsuit was submitted in Los Angeles this week and accuses the perpetrators of conducting phishing attacks and unauthorized computer access that resulted in the theft and public release of proprietary content, which was subsequently sold for profit.

According to court documents, the hacking incidents span more than a decade, with Grande's legal representatives documenting specific breaches including a 2019 incident where hackers obtained credentials to a photography collaborator's cloud storage account, and a 2020 intrusion into a producer's phone that yielded unreleased recordings and studio materials. The most recent documented incident occurred in 2024 when perpetrators created fraudulent accounts impersonating industry professionals to trick a technician into sharing proprietary photographs. Grande's attorneys are pursuing the lawsuit both to identify the unknown perpetrators and to establish precedent against similar cybercrimes.