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\nAriana Grande has been granted permission to subpoena information that will help reveal the identities of anonymous hackers who allegedly leaked unreleased songs and footage from recording sessions and music videos.<\/p>\n

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\n\tA Los Angeles judge approved Grande\u2019s proposed order for expedited discovery on Tuesday, explaining that because she is unable to identify the hackers, a waiting period should be waived. \u201cGiven that there is no one to whom notice can be given anyway, it makes little sense to wait the 16 days,\u201d wrote Judge Mark H. Epstein. \u201cAnd on the merits of the motion, good cause is shown.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tOn Monday, attorneys for Grande filed the ex parte application for expedited discovery, arguing that by being unable to name the defendants, the \u201chacking, theft, dissemination, sales, and publication\u201d of Grande\u2019s creative properties will continue and that there is an \u201cincreased risk that additional content will be stolen or sold, and that the account, subscriber, and login data needed to identify Defendants will be lost.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tGrande initially filed her lawsuit on July 27, targeting a group of unnamed John Does for phishing scams and hacking schemes that have caused \u201cunlawful and egregious theft, dissemination, and exploitation of unreleased content.\u201d Her legal team outlined a pattern of illegal behaviors that targeted the personal digital accounts of photographers and producers who worked closely with her and sold the data and content for \u201csignificant sums of money.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe suit alleged that hundreds of leaks have occurred over the past decade-and-a-half, noting that in 2023 alone, hackers obtained access to 45 of her unreleased songs and leaked them.<\/p>\n

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