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Rainbow Six Siege servers restored after shutdown triggered by marketplace breach

by VARINDIA 2025-12-30

Ubisoft has restored online services for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege after a major security incident forced the company to shut down servers and roll back in-game transactions. The disruption followed widespread reports of hacking that resulted in players receiving massive amounts of in-game currency and rare cosmetic items.

The outage affected all platforms, including PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. As of Sunday, December 28, Ubisoft’s official status page continued to show an “unplanned outage” across regions. However, later that evening, the publisher confirmed that testing of a corrective update had been completed and servers were gradually reopening to players.

Marketplace Exploit Sparks Emergency Shutdown

The incident began early Saturday when Ubisoft acknowledged on social media that it was investigating an issue impacting Rainbow Six Siege. Within hours, servers were taken offline after players began reporting irregular account activity. Screenshots and videos circulating online showed some users holding either zero credits or billions of R6 credits, along with access to ultra-rare weapon skins typically unavailable through normal gameplay.

In some cases, players also reported sudden account bans or unexpected unbans, adding to the confusion. Ubisoft later clarified that no players would be penalized for unintentionally spending the unauthorized credits. To address the issue, the company announced a rollback of all Marketplace transactions dating back to 6:00 a.m. ET on Saturday.

Rollback Completed, Marketplace Remains Closed

On Sunday, Ubisoft confirmed that the rollback process was underway and emphasized that the company was conducting extensive quality assurance checks to ensure account integrity. “Extensive quality control tests will be executed to ensure the integrity of accounts and effectiveness of changes,” Ubisoft said in a statement, adding that the complexity of the issue made it difficult to provide a precise timeline for restoration.

By Sunday evening, Ubisoft announced that the rollback had been completed and servers were reopening. However, the in-game Marketplace remains temporarily disabled as further safeguards are put in place to prevent similar incidents.

The company has not disclosed technical details about how the breach occurred or whether any user data was compromised. Ubisoft has said it will share additional updates once the investigation is complete.

The incident marks one of the most significant service disruptions for Rainbow Six Siege in recent years, highlighting ongoing challenges around securing live-service gaming ecosystems.