Ubisoft Shuts Down Rainbow Six Siege Servers After Hack

Hacker attacks are an unfortunate reality in the gaming world, and the latest victim emerged this past Saturday, December 27, when Rainbow Six Siege X was targeted by a supposedly massive breach.

Starting yesterday morning, many players around the world reported that the game began to behave very weirdly. Some accounts were suddenly granted access to rare and exclusive skins, while other players witnessed their in-game currency balances skyrocket to values equivalent to thousands of dollars.

These unexpected skins and coins were also accompanied by waves of unjustified bans, causing widespread panic among the player base, leaving the tactical shooter's global community in a state of confusion.

Beyond individual accounts, it seems that the hack attack impacted Rainbow Six Siege X across all available platforms (PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S), since some essential services, such as login systems, matchmaking, and the in-game store, also started showing some critical failures.

Naturally, the situation quickly became chaotic, given how sudden it all happened, which ended up forcing Ubisoft to halt services on a global scale, temporarily taking the servers offline to investigate and mitigate the damage done.

Ubisoft Investigates as Global Servers Remain Offline

Ubisoft has been utilizing social media to keep the community updated as its investigation continues. With the servers currently shut down and no definitive timeline for their return, the company is working against the clock to restore order.

In an earlier statement, Ubisoft confirmed it intentionally shut down Siege and the Marketplace for its team to focus on resolving the issue and also assured players that no one would be banned for accidentally spending the “glitched” credits received during the attack.

However, all transactions made since the breach began will eventually be invalidated. "Nobody will be banned for spending credits received. A rollback of all transactions that occurred since 11 AM (UTC time) is underway," they wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

The developers also clarified that while an official R6 ShieldGuard ban wave did occur near the time of the incident, it was completely unrelated to the hack, and players should not be concerned by that right now.

“We are working very hard to make sure this is resolved, and players can play again,” the team affirmed. Despite these assurances, there is still no confirmed return date for the game, as the most recent update indicates that the investigation is still in full swing to restore everyhting on its right place.

“A rollback is currently ongoing and afterwards, extensive quality control tests will be executed to ensure the integrity of accounts and effectiveness of changes,” their most recent official post on X explained. “The team is focused on getting players back into the game as quickly as possible. Please know that this matter is being handled with extreme care and therefore, timing cannot be guaranteed. We will provide another update as soon as we know more.”

Ubisoft concluded its latest update by thanking the community for their patience and understanding during this unprecedented disruption. You can stay updated on the company's updates on the matter via the official page for Rainbow Six Siege X on X.