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French video gaming giant Ubisoft has been forced to halt the live services of Rainbow Six Siege after hackers breached the game and dished out 2 billion in-game credits to every player.<\/p>\n

The exploit was initially confirmed<\/a> by the team via X on Dec. 27, with a series of updates following, ultimately leading to a suspension<\/a> of the game\u2019s servers and marketplace the following day.<\/p>\n

Reports from players on social media indicate that hackers were able to take control of the major parts of the game\u2019s online systems, with players reporti<\/a>ng that everyone was receiving 2 billion in-game R6 credits upon logging in, alongside rare items such as skins and guns.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the hackers also got control of the game\u2019s messaging and banning systems, according to screenshots shared<\/a> by players.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With the game selling 15,000 R6 credits for $99.99 a pop, players would have to spend\u00a0roughly $13.33 million to accrue 2 billion points.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In an X post on Dec. 28, the Rainbow Six Siege team announced that it was working on a reversal of in-game credits received after 11 AM UTC time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cA rollback is currently ongoing and afterwards, extensive quality control tests will be executed to ensure the integrity of accounts and effectiveness of changes,\u201d the team said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease know that this matter is being handled with extreme care and therefore, timing cannot be guaranteed. We will provide another update as soon as we know more\u201d they added.<\/p>\n

Source: <\/em>Rainbow Six Siege<\/em><\/a> <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The team has also said players will not be banned for spending any of the credits they received.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Game is coming back via soft-launch\u00a0<\/h2>\n

The game is currently in testing with a small number of players to relaunch. <\/p>\n

\u201cOpening the game to a small number of players only, while we complete live tests. More information on the rollback and full live relaunch to come,\u201d the team said on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rainbow Six is a major franchise under the Ubisoft umbrella, with its Siege title having a daily average of over 34,000 active players in December according to data<\/a> from Active Player.<\/p>\n