Christmas 2024 turned into absolute chaos for Rainbow Six Siege players when hackers infiltrated Ubisoft’s servers and started showering the community with thousands of dollars worth of free in-game credits. What sounds like a gamer’s dream quickly became a nightmare that forced Ubisoft to pull the plug on their entire FPS infrastructure.
The hack that brought Siege to its knees
It all started on Saturday, December 27th, when players began reporting something strange happening in-game. Random bans were being issued left and right, while others suddenly found their accounts loaded with massive amounts of credits, skins, and cosmetic items they definitely didn’t purchase. The situation escalated fast when videos surfaced on social media showing the hackers literally using Siege’s ban system to write messages inside the game, essentially trolling Ubisoft on their own platform. The French gaming giant had no choice but to shut down all servers across PC and consoles.
Should you spend those suspicious credits?
Here’s where things got really interesting. While some players immediately went on a shopping spree with their newfound riches, prominent community figures like streamer KingGeorge issued stark warnings. “Don’t log into your game or spend credits. That’s my warning. They’ve banned people in the past for their own mistakes, so I definitely recommend not even logging in,” he cautioned his followers. Discord moderators echoed similar concerns, urging players to stay away from the fraudulent currency.
The good news? Ubisoft confirmed that players who used the hacked credits before the server shutdown won’t face bans. However, the company plans to roll back all activity since the breach began, meaning those shiny new cosmetics might disappear anyway.
A trojan horse for something bigger?
What initially looked like a simple server breach might be just the tip of the iceberg. Cybersecurity platform Vx-Underground reported that a second, unrelated hacker group allegedly extracted massive portions of Ubisoft’s internal source code, potentially spanning games from the 1990s to present day. A third group reportedly attempted to extort company executives, threatening to release the stolen data. While these claims remain unverified and Ubisoft hasn’t addressed them directly, some sources suggest this might be connected to an older attack rather than the current Siege incident.
Clarification post, previous post about Ubisoft lead to some confusion. That’s my fault. I’ll be more verbose. I was trying to compress the information into 1 singular post without it exceeding the word limit.
Here’s the word on the internet streets:
– THE FIRST GROUP of… pic.twitter.com/crsOxCnMWU— vx-underground (@vxunderground) December 27, 2025
As of now, Rainbow Six Siege servers remain offline with no concrete timeline for restoration, leaving the community in limbo and wondering what other surprises might be lurking in this security breach.
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