Being
a Genshin Impact leaker went from being a harmless
hobby to gain followers on Twitter to becoming a high-risk sport. HoYoverse is
long gone from the time when it was only content to send harmless cease and
desist emails; Now he sends you directly to the police. Shanghai authorities
have just confirmed on February 27, 2026, the arrest of three individuals
responsible for stealing and leaking confidential information from the billionaire
gacha.
They
thought that "deleting the post" was enough
According
to the official report of the Public Security Bureau of the Xuhui branch, the
subjects (identified by their surnames Su, Wu and Zhou) were tracked down and
captured after an intense investigation. These three "fanatics" were
engaged in massive datamining on the test servers, mining
animations, skill kits, and character designs that had not yet been announced.
When questioned, their excuse was as regrettable as it was predictable: they
confessed that they only did it for visits and attention on the internet,
naively believing that, if the company discovered them, it would be enough to
"delete the videos" to evade any legal responsibility. Spoiler: the
real world doesn't work like that.
The
Ultimate Fall of HomDGCat Wiki
Among those
arrested is Zhou, listed as the mastermind behind the infamous HomDGCat
Wiki, a database that had become the Holy Grail of leaks for the community.
His case escalated to international levels, to the point that COGNOSPHERE
(HoYoverse's global brand) had previously sued him in the United States courts.
While Su and Wu have already been handed over to prosecutors to face copyright
infringement charges, Zhou is under criminal enforcement and his website has
completely disappeared from the internet.
This move
sends a very clear message: Shanghai's Xuhui district is taking the protection
of its tech giants' trade secrets very seriously (even Hypergryph, creators
of Arknights, are under this new government security umbrella).
