{"id":65938,"date":"2026-04-28T17:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=65938"},"modified":"2026-04-28T17:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:04:14","slug":"arknights-leakers-ordered-to-pay-190k-usd-in-damages-in-one-of-several-crackdowns-by-developer-endfield-leakers-also-penalized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/arknights-leakers-ordered-to-pay-190k-usd-in-damages-in-one-of-several-crackdowns-by-developer-endfield-leakers-also-penalized\/","title":{"rendered":"Arknights\u00a0leakers ordered to pay $190k USD in damages\u00a0in\u00a0one of several\u00a0crackdowns by\u00a0developer.\u00a0Endfield leakers also\u00a0penalized\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Chinese studio&nbsp;Hypergryph&nbsp;posted an update on its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/m.weibo.cn\/detail\/5292367490843718#&amp;gid=1&amp;pid=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official Weibo account&nbsp;on April 27<\/a>&nbsp;detailing&nbsp;the&nbsp;latest&nbsp;developments&nbsp;in&nbsp;its crackdown on&nbsp;intellectual property rights violations&nbsp;related to&nbsp;<strong>Arknights<\/strong>&nbsp;and<strong>&nbsp;Arknights: Endfiel<\/strong><strong>d<\/strong>.&nbsp;Several cases were addressed&nbsp;through&nbsp;civil and criminal&nbsp;measures,&nbsp;with&nbsp;penalties&nbsp;imposed on the offenders.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0most prominent\u00a0case\u00a0involves\u00a0a large-scale\u00a0leak of\u00a0character artwork for\u00a0Arknights\u2019s\u00a0Summer\u00a0Carnival 2025 prior to the in-game\u00a0event\u2019s launch.\u00a0An investigation into the matter\u00a0revealed\u00a0that\u00a0an employee from a\u00a0partnered\u00a0external supplier\u00a0had leaked the data (violating non-disclosure agreements),\u00a0while\u00a0another\u00a0individual\u00a0subsequently\u00a0spread the information on social media.\u00a0Hypergryph\u00a0filed a civil lawsuit that ended with\u00a0the\u00a0offenders being ordered to pay\u00a0a total of\u00a01.3 million yuan\u00a0(roughly $190k USD) in damages.\u00a0Both individuals\u00a0were also asked to write a public apology\u00a0to\u00a0Hypergryph, which can be found\u00a0attached\u00a0to the company\u2019s latest Weibo update.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"949\" height=\"1080\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 949px) 100vw, 949px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260427-440113-001-949x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260427-440113-001-949x1080.jpg 949w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260427-440113-001-334x380.jpg 334w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260427-440113-001-768x874.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260427-440113-001.jpg 1129w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The developers also\u00a0took action\u00a0against leaks\u00a0related to\u00a0Arknights\u2019s\u00a0Spring Festival 2026 and\u00a0Arknights: Endfield\u2019s unreleased gameplay,\u00a0reporting the cases to local\u00a0authorities. Following an investigation that\u00a0deemed\u00a0the actions\u00a0a violation of trade secrets,\u00a0administrative orders\u00a0were imposed on the leakers.\u00a0\u00a0Hypergryph\u00a0also announced that it has\u00a0identified\u00a0the source behind the most recent\u00a0Arknights\u00a0leak,\u00a0which compromised unreleased\u00a0content from the upcoming\u00a0seventh anniversary event. Legal investigations and measures are currently in progress.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260427-440113-header-1080x608-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260427-440113-header-1080x608-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260427-440113-header-1080x608-1-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260427-440113-header-1080x608-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With regards to cheaters and private servers, it was discovered that\u00a0an\u00a0illegal group\u00a0had\u00a0been creating and selling cheat\u00a0programs\u00a0for\u00a0an approximate total of 1.2 million yuan ($175k USD)\u00a0over\u00a0an extended\u00a0period of time. Members of the group have since been arrested and are awaiting prosecution.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even sellers of pirated&nbsp;Arknights&nbsp;merch&nbsp;aren\u2019t&nbsp;safe, as&nbsp;Hypergryph&nbsp;is going to&nbsp;great&nbsp;lengths (including platform complaints, civil lawsuits, and criminal prosecution) to take down&nbsp;bootleg&nbsp;products found on e-commerce sites.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To widen its reach,\u00a0Hypergryph\u00a0is urging fans to report any cases of leaks, cheats, or infringements to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:report@hypergryph.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report@hypergryph.com<\/a>. Those who provide information of value will be rewarded\u00a0accordingly.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japan-surpasses-china-in-gacha-spending-on-arknights-endfield-accounting-for-32-of-overall-mobile-revenue-according-to-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japan surpasses China in gacha spending on Arknights: Endfield, accounting for 32% of overall mobile revenue, according to survey<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/if-youve-worked-on-a-chinese-game-youll-know-production-scale-is-on-a-whole-other-level-japanese-devs-discuss-growing-quality-of-chinese-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cIf you\u2019ve worked on a Chinese game, you\u2019ll know production scale is on a whole other level\u201d Japanese devs discuss growing quality of Chinese games<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hypergryph has shared an update on its recent crackdowns against leakers and cheaters in Arknights and Arknights: Endfield.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":65941,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-65938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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