Let’s hope there’s no lasting damage to the in-game economy.
Over the weekend, Ubisoft apparently lost control of one of its biggest video games, Rainbow Six Siege, as attackers appeared to infiltrate it and seize control of a number of core functions. The new bizarro game operators created a chaotic free-for-all that Ubisoft apparently couldn’t put to rest while keeping the game online.
So the game, a team-oriented tactical first-person shooter sort of like Counter-Strike but with an emphasis on destructible environments, was taken down intentionally on Saturday. As of this writing on Sunday, it still wasn’t back up. There’s no campaign mode for the game, so there’s nothing to play with the servers down.
There’s no official statement on the identity of the alleged perpetrators.
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 is focused on getting players back into the game as quickly as possible. Please know that this matter is… https://t.co/cG4zBIBBGB— Rainbow Six Siege X (@Rainbow6Game) December 28, 2025
Rather ominously, the X account of the malware code and information repository VX-Underground claims that the Rainbow Six Siege attack coincided with several wider, and potentially more damaging infiltrations at Ubisoft, rumored to include the theft of proprietary code and possibly even private user data, though none of this has been confirmed.
