Ariana Grande Wins Fast-Track Subpoena Power to ‘Unmask’ Alleged Hackers

[Ariana Grande Secures Rapid Subpoena Power to Identify Hackers Behind Artistic Leaks]

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark H. Epstein decided on Wednesday that, lacking the ability to pinpoint the purported hacktakers, Grande is exempt from the mandatory ten‑day holding period required before serving notices in her newly filed invasion‑of‑privacy suit.

“The 20‑day waiting period will never run because plaintiff cannot — even with reasonable
diligence — [determine] the defendant’s identity without further discovery, and therefore will not be
able to serve defendants,” the judge wrote in his minute order obtained by Rolling Stone.

In her expedited discovery motion, Grande asserts she must act promptly to prevent further misuse of her work; otherwise the alleged perpetrators could continue hacking, distributing, selling, and publishing her copyrighted material. Delay would increase the danger of additional leaks and cause loss of account credentials needed to trace the offenders.

Her complaint alleges that the suspects compromised the personals digital assets and devices of her photography collaborators and producers through stolen credentials and phishing attacks, subsequently accessing her private creative material—unreleased master recordings, demo tracks, and raw session footage.

Grande and her counsel state that in 2023 alone, forty‑five unreleased songs under development were illicitly shared online, and since her 2011 debut, dozens of similar leaks have inflicted irreversible harm, according to the filings.

“The latest filing emphasizes that despite a multi‑year investigation comprising repeated preservation requests and takedowns on various platforms, the defendants remain opaque—moving across many pseudonymous profiles, spoofing domains, and employing peer‑to‑peer payment systems that hide subscriber details—so their true identities stay concealed,” her newest submission declares.

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Grande and her team stress the urgent need for immediate discovery subpoena authority to procure business records that can expose perpetrators hiding behind anonymous accounts across diverse platforms.

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The case will return to court on January 25 for a status hearing.

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