Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Siege servers faced a major security breach, leading to unauthorized currency drops and fake bans, but developers have confirmed a rollback with no penalties for affected players.
Chaos erupted in the Rainbow Six Siege community on December 27, 2025, after a massive security breach hit the game’s live servers. Players worldwide reported their accounts being flooded with billions of R6 Credits, Renown, Alpha Packs, and exclusive skins they never purchased.
Alongside the unexpected riches, reports of random account bans affecting regular users, verified streamers, and even Ubisoft staff began to surface, sparking panic across social media.
The R6 Chaos: Infinite Credits and Fake Bans
The exploit caused widespread confusion as player inventories were suddenly corrupted with unreleased items and massive currency spikes. Screenshots and clips flooded X (formerly Twitter) and Reddit, showing R6 Credit balances jumping into the billions.
Adding to the panic, many users saw ban notifications upon logging in. While some of these suspensions were reportedly reversed quickly, the randomness of the bans alarmed the competitive community. High-profile creators and pros urged Ubisoft to investigate immediately, fearing long-term damage to their accounts.
Ubisoft Responds to Rainbow Six Siege Servers Hack
Ubisoft officially acknowledged the incident, stating that their teams were aware of the breach and were working on a resolution. To contain the damage, the developers intentionally took the Rainbow Six Siege servers and their Marketplace offline.
In a follow-up statement, Ubisoft provided critical reassurances to the community:
- No Bans for Spending: Players will not be banned for spending any credits they received during the exploit.
- Transaction Rollback: A complete rollback of all transactions made since 11:00 AM UTC is underway to restore economies to their pre-exploit state.
- Fake Ban Messages: The developer clarified that the ban messages players saw were not triggered by Ubisoft. The official ban ticker had been disabled in a previous update, meaning the alerts were part of the exploit’s chaos.
Update: Siege and the Marketplace have been intentionally shut down while the team focuses on resolving the issue. https://t.co/7k6Jsa5CiM
— Rainbow Six Siege X (@Rainbow6Game) December 27, 2025
Ubisoft did confirm that a legitimate "R6 ShieldGuard" ban wave occurred around the same time, but emphasised that it was unrelated to the currency exploit.
Server Status and Next Steps
As of now, the game and its Marketplace remain offline while Ubisoft stabilises the backend systems. There is no confirmed timeline for when servers will be fully operational again.
Security experts and veteran players advise against logging into Rainbow Six Siege until Ubisoft gives the all-clear, to avoid potential data conflicts during the rollback process. Players are encouraged to monitor the official Rainbow Six Siege status page and social media channels for real-time updates.