While Ubisoft celebrated 10 years of Rainbow Six Siegethe party took a turn as absurd as it was unexpected. On December 27, 2025, thousands of players saw their accounts credited with we are astronomicalwithout doing anything. In some cases, even content normally reserved for developers has been unblocked without explanation.
Faced with this silent chaos, the developers took several hours to reactplunging the community into uncertainty. But in the end, Ubisoft decided: players can keep the creditsno ban will be applied. A look back at this event, as worrying as it was beneficial for some.
It all started with strange messages and unlocked cosmetics
This December 27, several players report having received unusual in-game messagesor even credit injections on their account without action on their part. Others note access to exclusive skins normally reserved for Ubisoft stafflike those for Smoke or Valkyrie operators.
At first, these incidents are taken lightly. Some see it as a festive bug linked toOperation Ten Times Pursuitthe end-of-year event launched to celebrate the game’s 10th anniversary. Especially since highly visible collaborations, like the one with Attack on Titanhave just been launched. But quickly, the situation deteriorates.
Emergency maintenance: Ubisoft takes control
A few hours after the first reports, Ubisoft takes servers and in-game store offline for emergency maintenance. The shutdown will last approximately five hours.
In an official message released later today, Ubisoft confirmed that credits were incorrectly credited, and that messages sent to players were not from not from the official team. Even if the term “hacking” is not used directly, everything suggests that this is indeed a serious security incident. The studio, however, wants to be reassuring: the problem is now resolved and the game is safe to use.
No players sanctioned, free credits can be spent
This is probably the most unexpected point: Ubisoft has confirmed that players will not be banned or punished for using the credits received during this episode. Instead of voiding winnings or withdrawing purchases made, the publisher opted for a conciliatory approach. A rare choice in the industry, often quick to revoke benefits obtained by mistake, even in the event of a bug. A glimmer of hope for players, but also a clear message: Ubisoft takes note of the incident, while preserving its loyal community.
A reminder about the security of data linked to your account
Despite the reassuring tone adopted by Ubisoft, this incident reminds everyone of the importance of protect your payment dataespecially those saved in integrated stores like that of Rainbow Six Siege.
It is recommended to check your banking information associated with the Ubisoft accountand delete them if you do not plan to make any purchases in the coming days. This simple reflex helps to avoid possible abuse if a new breach were to occur in the future.