Rainbow Six Siege X Hit by a Massive Hack, Ubisoft Servers Completely Down?

On December 27, 2025, Rainbow Six Siege X players began reporting suspicious activity on their accounts.

Many were shocked to find their accounts flooded with billions of R6 Credits, Renown, Alpha Packs, and exclusive cosmetic items, including developer skins like Glacier, for no apparent reason.

Some reports even put the value of the credits awarded at trillions of dollars, creating chaos in the in-game economy.

The ban messages even included taunts against Ubisoft leadership, demonstrating the hackers' deep level of access to the game's management system.

This caused confusion and frustration among players, especially since many fake bans resulted from automated anti-cheat systems reacting to the influx of illegal credits.

However, in the recent statement, the developer said that there will be no ban for players.

The incident affected players across all platforms, including PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, disrupting gameplay during the holiday season.

The in-game marketplace was also affected, with item prices drastically fluctuating due to the influx of counterfeit currency.

Hackers gained access to administrator-level tools within the Rainbow Six Siege X system, allowing them to inject large amounts of R6 Credits into player accounts and distribute developer skins.

They also hijacked ban logs to display custom messages, including a joke about "banning" all Ubisoft employees for "toxic behavior."

Some reports indicate that this may have been a multi-pronged attack by up to four different hacker groups.

Another group allegedly targeted Ubisoft's core infrastructure, exploiting a database vulnerability to access internal Git repositories and steal a large amount of internal Ubisoft source code dating from the 1990s to the present.

A third group claimed to have stolen sensitive user data and attempted to extort the company.

Meanwhile, a fourth group stated that the source code breach was not new and that hackers had access to Ubisoft's internal systems for some time, using the Siege hack as a diversion to leak data.

Ubisoft quickly acknowledged the incident and initiated emergency server maintenance to stop the unauthorized distribution of credits and secure player accounts.

All global servers were taken offline, completely disrupting gameplay.

The in-game marketplace was also shut down to prevent players from using counterfeit currency and prevent further damage to the game's economy.

The company announced that a rollback of all transactions that occurred after 11:00 UTC on December 27th is underway to restore the pre-hack situation.

Ubisoft also stated that no players will be banned for spending credits they received during the incident, and the custom ban message players saw was not triggered by Ubisoft.

Ubisoft has launched security measures and isolated systems to track the breach and stop the spread of counterfeit currency.

Many players experienced confusion and false bans due to the automatic anti-cheat system reacting to unauthorized credit entries.

Experts and prominent streamers advised players to not log in to the game and avoid spending any unauthorized currency to avoid the risk of account bans or further issues.

Players are advised to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) and reset their passwords once services return to normal to mitigate risk and protect personal data.

While Ubisoft stated there will be no bans for players who spend received credits, several sources advise caution as violations of the Terms of Service (TOS) can result in permanent bans.

Credits in untouched accounts will be automatically removed.

This incident marks one of the largest in-game currency breaches in tactical shooter history, impacting the gameplay experience of over 105,000 concurrent players.

Players are encouraged to continue monitoring official information from Ubisoft for the latest updates regarding the restoration of Rainbow Six Siege X services.