Ubisoft Rainbow Six Siege Breach Grants Players Billions in In-Game Currency
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Ubisoft's Rainbow Six Siege (R6) suffered a breach allowing hackers to manipulate in-game systems, granting players billions of R6 Credits and unlocking all cosmetic items. The attackers also abused ban and moderation systems. Ubisoft confirmed the incident, shut down the game, and is rolling back transactions. Unverified claims suggest a larger breach involving MongoDB vulnerabilities and potential source code theft.
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28.12.2025 07:44 1 articles · 23h ago
Ubisoft Confirms Rainbow Six Siege Breach and Shuts Down Game
On Saturday, Ubisoft confirmed a breach affecting Rainbow Six Siege, allowing hackers to manipulate in-game systems. The company shut down the game and its Marketplace, rolling back all transactions since 11:00 AM UTC. Unverified claims suggest a larger breach involving MongoDB vulnerabilities and potential source code theft.
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- Massive Rainbow Six Siege breach gives players billions of credits — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 28.12.2025 07:44
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Hackers exploited internal systems to ban/unban players, manipulate ban tickers, and grant 2 billion R6 Credits and Renown to all players.
First reported: 28.12.2025 07:441 source, 1 articleShow sources
- Massive Rainbow Six Siege breach gives players billions of credits — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 28.12.2025 07:44
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R6 Credits are premium in-game currency sold for real money, with 2 billion credits valued at approximately $13.33 million.
First reported: 28.12.2025 07:441 source, 1 articleShow sources
- Massive Rainbow Six Siege breach gives players billions of credits — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 28.12.2025 07:44
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Ubisoft confirmed the incident, shut down Rainbow Six Siege and its Marketplace, and is rolling back all transactions since 11:00 AM UTC.
First reported: 28.12.2025 07:441 source, 1 articleShow sources
- Massive Rainbow Six Siege breach gives players billions of credits — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 28.12.2025 07:44
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Unverified claims suggest a larger breach involving MongoDB vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-14847) and potential source code theft.
First reported: 28.12.2025 07:441 source, 1 articleShow sources
- Massive Rainbow Six Siege breach gives players billions of credits — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 28.12.2025 07:44