Global pop superstar Ariana Grande has launched a high-profile legal action against two unknown hackers, accusing them of orchestrating a years-long scheme to steal and leak her unreleased creative work, including dozens of unheard songs and private studio footage. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles and first reported by major U.S. entertainment outlets, details how the defendants have systematically targeted the digital accounts of Grande’s collaborators—including producers, photographers and production team members—to access confidential content that they later sold for large sums on the dark web. Court documents outline a clear pattern of escalating illegal activity spanning more than a decade, stretching all the way back to the early years of Grande’s music career. Since her public debut in 2011, the filing claims, hundreds of separate leaks of her unreleased material have taken place, with 45 unfinished songs stolen and released online in 2023 alone. The most recent alleged breaches took place in 2024 and 2025: in 2024, the hackers created a fake email account impersonating a professional photographer who works with Grande, tricking a digital technician into turning over private, unreleased photos of the artist. The following year, they gained unauthorized access to a collaborating producer’s mobile device, pulling out unreleased song masters, demo recordings and behind-the-scenes video from Grande’s recording sessions. Grande has long been vocal about her frustration with the ongoing leaks, and has previously called out bad actors for stealing her work. During a 2024 interview on the Zach Sang Show, she spoke publicly about the unauthorized leak of an unreleased track called *Fantasize*, which she wrote with legendary pop producer Max Martin. The track went viral on social media after it was leaked, and Grande joked at the time, “Before I left for Wicked – [there were] a few studio sessions that I did which are all over TikTok, thank you so much, I’ll see you in jail. Literally. Those were all written for a TV show, for something that was not for me, so Fantasize comes out, crazy, was stolen… These pirates, crooks, illegal!” In her legal filing, Grande emphasizes that the leaks have violated the intimate, trusting bond between her and her fanbase, an outcome she describes as particularly harmful. She is pursuing the case on multiple counts, including invasion of privacy, violation of California state computer fraud and hacking laws, and civil conversion of stolen property. Her legal team argues that the repeated malicious intrusions into her private creative work have caused substantial, irreparable harm to both her privacy and her professional career. The lawsuit comes at a pivotal moment for Grande, who is balancing a major world tour with the upcoming release of new music and a high-profile acting project. After a multi-year hiatus from recording to film the two-part film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical *Wicked*, Grande returned to music this year. Her eighth studio album, *Petal*, is scheduled to drop this Friday, just days after the court filing was made public. Currently, she is in the middle of her *Eternal Sunshine* world tour, which is scheduled to bring shows to the United Kingdom starting in August. Grande has previously hinted that this run of concerts will be her last for an extended period. Appearing on Amy Poehler’s *Good Hang* podcast, she shared, “I’m going to give it my all and it’s going to be beautiful. I think that’s why I’m doing it because I’m like: ‘One last hurrah’ – for now.” The primary goal of the current legal action, Grande’s legal team confirms, is to uncover the true identities of the two hackers behind the leaks, putting an end to the ongoing pattern of digital theft that has disrupted her career for more than a decade.