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Ubisoft halts Rainbow Six Siege after massive in-game credit hack

Written by Jon CuthbertPublished dez. 29 2025Last Updated dez. 29 2025

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Ubisoft temporarily shut down Rainbow Six Siege after hackers breached its online systems and flooded accounts with in-game credits.

The French publisher confirmed the incident on December 27 through multiple updates shared on social media platform X.

As the scale of the breach emerged, Ubisoft suspended live servers and the in-game marketplace.

Player reports indicated attackers gained access to core backend systems controlling the online environment.

Upon logging in, players discovered they had each received 2 billion R6 credits.

The exploit also unlocked rare in-game items, including premium skins and high-tier weapons.

Screenshots circulated online showed hackers briefly controlling messaging and banning functions.

Ubisoft pricing shows 15,000 R6 credits cost $99.99, valuing the exploit at about $13.3 million per player.

The sudden credit injection raised serious concerns about account integrity and the game’s economy.

On December 28, the Rainbow Six Siege team announced a rollback of credits issued after 11:00 UTC.

A rollback is currently ongoing and afterwards, extensive quality control tests will be executed to ensure the integrity of accounts.

he Rainbow Six Siege team said.

The team warned that the process required caution and exact timelines could not be guaranteed.

This matter is being handled with extreme care and therefore, timing cannot be guaranteed.

The Rainbow Six Siege team said.

Ubisoft confirmed that players would not be banned for spending credits obtained during the exploit window.

The company said its focus was restoring stability without penalising affected users.

Ubisoft later confirmed the game had entered a limited soft-launch phase.

Opening the game to a small number of players only, while we complete live tests.

The Rainbow Six Siege team said.

Rainbow Six Siege remains one of Ubisoft’s flagship titles with strong daily engagement.

Data shows the game averaged more than 34,000 daily active players in December.

Analysts said the rollback was possible due to Ubisoft’s centralised control of in-game assets.