Ubisoft Halts Rainbow Six Siege After Hackers Give Each Player...

A server-wide hack flooded Rainbow Six Siege with billions in credits, forcing an emergency shutdown and a major rollback operation.

French video gaming giant Ubisoft has been forced to halt the live services of Rainbow Six Siege after hackers breached the game and dished out 2 billion in-game credits to every player.

The exploit was initially confirmed by the team via X on Dec. 27, with a series of updates following, ultimately leading to a suspension of the game’s servers and marketplace the following day.

Reports from players on social media indicate that hackers were able to take control of the major parts of the game’s online systems, with players reporting that everyone was receiving 2 billion in-game R6 credits upon logging in, alongside rare items such as skins and guns.

Meanwhile, the hackers also got control of the game’s messaging and banning systems, according to screenshots shared by players.

With the game selling 15,000 R6 credits for $99.99 a pop, players would have to spend roughly $13.33 million to accrue 2 billion points.

In an X post on Dec. 28, the Rainbow Six Siege team announced that it was working on a reversal of in-game credits received after 11 AM UTC time.

“A rollback is currently ongoing and afterwards, extensive quality control tests will be executed to ensure the integrity of accounts and effectiveness of changes,” the team said.

“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” they added.

The team has also said players will not be banned for spending any of the credits they received.

Source: CoinTelegraph