Hackers Invade Rainbow Six Siege: Millions in Credits Gifted, Ubisoft Shuts Down Servers

Most people take vacations during the New Year holidays, and the experts at **Ubisoft** are no exception. This might be why hackers targeted [Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege](https://example.com) over the weekend. The game experienced a real frenzy, forcing the developers to shut down the servers of the team shooter.

Starting from December 27th, players began to receive billions of credits in their **R6S** accounts, along with access to exclusive in-game items, including developer skins. Additionally, strange messages started appearing through the game’s administrative channels, where notifications from the anti-cheat system are usually broadcast, and random accounts faced bans. However, some players found themselves unbanned by the hackers.

Reports of odd occurrences in **Rainbow Six Siege** began coming in yesterday afternoon Moscow time. **Ubisoft** responded a few hours later, announcing they were investigating the situation. Subsequently, the team disabled the marketplace and the game servers while repairing **Rainbow Six Siege**.

**Ubisoft** conveyed that no one would be banned for using credits granted by the hackers. However, any updates obtained in this manner would be reverted—transactions made after 2:00 PM Moscow time will be rolled back as if they never happened.

Regarding the wave of bans, **Ubisoft** clarified that the ban notifications players received were not associated with the company, as this feature was disabled in the recent update. *“We are working diligently to resolve the issues and restore gameplay,”* reads the message from the developers. There is currently no estimate on when «Siege» will return to normal operations.

The incident has sparked a flood of jokes and sarcastic comments from fans of **Rainbow Six Siege** and outside observers. For instance, user RealHypnotic1 noted that “**Ubisoft** has learned what it’s like not to own their games,» referring to the shutdown of [The Crew](https://example.com) servers and the **Stop Killing Games** initiative. *“Whoever hacked **Siege** is breaking the law and is probably just some kid sitting in their mother’s basement,»* believes user KianChopper.

According to industry outlets, the **R6S** hack may have been possible due to an authentication error in the API and a vulnerability in the MongoDB database. This flaw allows unauthorized users to read the server’s memory by sending specially crafted compressed packets.