Rainbow Six Siege is under siege by hackers, Ubisoft forced to take all servers offline
TL;DR
Ubisoft took all Rainbow Six Siege servers offline after a hack that granted players billions in in-game currency, causing random bans and unbans. The servers were restored after two days, highlighting a major security breach.
Source: Tom's Hardware
Ubisoft was forced to take all Rainbow Six Siege servers offline after the Tom Clancy game was hacked by unknown entities, the company confirmed Dec. 27. The servers came back online Dec. 29, according to BBC. This appears to be a massive breach with Ubisoft losing total control of the game’s backend. There have also been claims of random bans and unbans, affecting everyone from ordinary players to high-profile and streamer accounts. BleepingComputer reports that the attackers were able to grant all players approximately 2 billion R6 Credits and Renown, which is $13.33 million worth of in-game currency. France-based Ubisoft is a global video game leader with teams across the world and annual revenues exceeding $2 billion USD. Full Story