HomDGCat
HomDGCat | |
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周佳诺 | |
| Born | May 2004 (age 22) |
| Other name | 妮可少女 |
| Education | University of Science and Technology of China Georgia Institute of Technology |
Zhou Jianuo (Chinese: 周佳诺; pinyin: Zhōu Jiānuò), known online as HomDGCat, is a miHoYo game content creator and the webmaster of game database Yuheng Cup.[1]
In February 2026, Zhou was sued by miHoYo in a court in Georgia, United States, alleging that he has engaged in a sustained, coordinated campaign to steal and publicly disseminate miHoYo's confidential, trade secret information and copyrighted materials related to Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. In the same month, Zhou was arrested in Shanghai for suspected copyright infringement.[2]
Education
[edit]Jianuo Zhou was born in May 2004.[3] He was raised in Russia while his father was stationed in the country as a diplomat. While in Russia, Zhou self-studied Chinese and returned to China in 2018 at the age of 14.[4] He was later admitted to the Special Class for the Gifted Young in the University of Science and Technology of China.[5] After finishing his undergraduate degree, Zhou moved to the United States and got his PhD in mathematics at the Georgia Institute of Technology.[6]
Yuheng Cup database
[edit]While in the U.S., Zhou created the Yuheng Cup website which contains databases of miHoYo games including Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. Media described HomDGCat as "a famous leaker" of the games.[7] In February 2026, Zhou was sued by miHoYo via its global publishing brand name Cognosphere in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.[8] According to the lawsuit, miHoYo alleged that Zhou published and disseminated thousands of entries of unreleased content from the Cognosphere games.[9] In the same month, police in Shanghai announced they have arrested 3 suspects, including Zhou, for copyright violations and soliciting donations by cracking miHoYo game files and distributing the information through platforms. "We were just enthusiasts. We thought it would be fine as long as we deleted the files after warning", Zhou was quoted by media in response to the arrest.[10]
Zhou was able to obtain unreleased content by asking participants in miHoYo's beta testing program to breach their non-disclosure agreement and confidentiality obligations by giving access to the beta packages to Zhou.[8] It was reported that miHoYo issued multiple takedown requests to Zhou regarding the leaked material, but Zhou disagreed with the claims.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Chalk, Andy (2026-02-10). "Genshin Impact fan wiki operator may be having second thoughts about datamining after Cognosphere unleashes the lawyers, says it 'will only update live game data in the future'". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ 上海警方成功侦破沪上首例游戏“剧透”案 三人因涉嫌侵犯著作权被抓. The Paper. 2026-02-27. Archived from the original on 2026-08-09. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ 中科大2018级新生开学迎来1869名本科学霸 年龄最小的才14周岁. Sohu (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 杨洁. "Gifted students revel in a class of their own". China Daily. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ 中国科大少年班学子：从来没把自己当“神童”-中新网. China News Network. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ 问, 舟 (2026-02-27). 米哈游多款未公开角色遭泄露：上海警方侦破全国首例游戏“剧透”案，三名 00 后高材生被捕 -. ITHome. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ 下架警告，收律师函，从民事纠纷到刑事责任，游戏内鬼图啥呢？_风闻. user.guancha.cn. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- 1 2 "Genshin Impact Maker Suing To Take Down Fan Wiki". Aftermath. 2026-02-09. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ 米哈游法务部：持续、大量发布《原神》《崩铁》《绝区零》涉密游戏内容，“妮可少女”等被采取刑事强制措施 - IT之家. ITHome. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ 惹毛米哈游？00后“大神”被刑拘，最新回应. China Youth Daily. 2026-02-27. Retrieved 2026-09-29.