Ransomware Attack on joycity

AuditTeam group · 05 Mar 2026

Threat Actor
Disclosure Date
05 Mar 2026
Domain
www.ransomware.live
Joycity is a prominent South Korean game developer and publisher founded in 1994 and listed on the KOSDAQ. Renowned for its innovation and global reach, the company originally pioneered the hip-hop-themed sports genre with its self-developed FreeStyle series, which became a cultural milestone for players across Asia. In the mobile era, Joycity successfully pivoted to the Strategy (SLG) genre, producing high-revenue titles like Gunship Battle: Total Warfare and Pirates of the Caribbean: Tides of War, with international markets consistently accounting for over 70% of its total revenue. Currently, Joycity is actively expanding into Web3 technologies and major cross-platform projects. Its blockbuster collaboration with Capcom and Aniplex, Resident Evil Survival Unit, has already surpassed 5 million global downloads as of early 2026, demonstrating the company’s robust R&D and operational expertise in managing world-class intellectual properties.