Rainbow Six Siege has been hit by a massive server breach, which hackers exploited to grant players billions in premium currency, alongside other exclusive items, skins, and a whole lot more. Ubisoft promptly shut the servers down, but the damage caused could be quite severe.
As per Pirat Nation on X, Rainbow Six Siege players were suddenly granted “massive amounts of R6 Credits, Renown, Alpha Packs, and exclusive items,” while a ton of accounts were either banned or unbanned. Streamer King George reported “thousands of people” were banned and unbanned, that over two billion of premium currency was given out, and that every player had received every single skin in the game, including those skins only available to the developers themselves.
Ubisoft is allegedly keeping an eye on player behavior, as those who had spent the fraudulent funds could be liable for a ban, so I’d advise you to steer clear of the premium currency.
This is a massive security breach, one which Ubisoft itself initially confirmed. It took hours to kill the marketplace and take the servers down, however, which could leave a lasting impact on the game and especially its economy. If Ubisoft can reverse and undo these holiday freebies, then perhaps nothing will come of it, but it still stands as one of the biggest hacks of a live-service game ever.
Rainbow Six Siege X‘s servers are currently offline pending investigation and the resolution of this breach, and we’ll update this piece with extra information as it becomes available.
It is currently unknown when the servers are expected to be back online, but given the severity of the situation, I’d wager that’s at least hours off, if not more.
