Ariana Grande Sues Over Yearslong Hacking Campaign Targeting Inner Circle
Ariana Grande is taking aim at a group of anonymous hackers she claims infiltrated the devices of people in her inner circle, stealing unreleased music,...
Key points
- Ariana Grande is taking aim at a group of anonymous hackers she claims infiltrated the devices of people in her inner circle, stealing unreleased music, private photos and behind-the-scenes footage that was later sold online.
- Related Stories According to the lawsuit, the hackers gained access to the online accounts of photographers, producers and other collaborators who worked closely with Grande.
- In 2019, login credentials for the Dropbox account of a photographer who had worked with Grande were stolen.
- In 2023 alone, 45 unreleased songs hit the internet ahead of their scheduled releases, according to the complaint.
What happened
Ariana Grande is taking aim at a group of anonymous hackers she claims infiltrated the devices of people in her inner circle, stealing unreleased music, private photos and behind-the-scenes footage that was later sold online. Related Stories According to the lawsuit, the hackers gained access to the online accounts of photographers, producers and other collaborators who worked closely with Grande. In 2019, login credentials for the Dropbox account of a photographer who had worked with Grande were stolen. In 2023 alone, 45 unreleased songs hit the internet ahead of their scheduled releases, according to the complaint. The most recent incident allegedly occurred in 2024, when a phishing campaign targeted a digital technician employed by another photographer who had worked with Grande. The hackers created a Gmail account and internet domain impersonating the photographer and tricked the technician into sending Grande’s materials to them, the singer claims.
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