Ubisoft has taken Rainbow Six Siege offline and begun rolling back player accounts following a security breach that disrupted the game’s economy and account systems across all platforms. The shutdown affects PC and consoles, with the game’s status page continuing to list an unplanned outage as engineers work to reverse the damage caused by the incident.
The issue surfaced early Saturday when Ubisoft acknowledged reports of abnormal activity affecting Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege. Within hours, players began sharing evidence of accounts displaying either zero in-game currency or balances inflated into the billions. Others reported suddenly acquiring rare and normally unobtainable weapon skins, while some accounts were unexpectedly banned or restored without explanation. As reports escalated, Ubisoft shut down the servers entirely to prevent further disruption.
Later that day, the publisher confirmed that it would roll back all account activity beginning at 6:00 a.m. ET on Saturday. In an attempt to reduce confusion and panic, Ubisoft also clarified that players would not be penalized for spending credits obtained during the breach, acknowledging that many users were acting without clarity on what was happening. The rollback is intended to restore account balances, inventories, and progression to their pre-incident state.
By Sunday afternoon, Ubisoft stated that the rollback process was actively underway but emphasized that the work would be cautious and time-consuming. According to the company, extensive quality control checks are being conducted to verify account integrity and ensure that the fixes do not introduce further issues. No timeline has been given for when servers will return, with Ubisoft noting that the complexity of the situation makes precise estimates difficult.
The incident has raised renewed concerns about live-service security and the fragility of in-game economies that rely on centralized servers. Rainbow Six Siege, now more than a decade old, still maintains a large and competitive player base across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. For many long-term players, the value of rare cosmetics and ranked progression represents years of time investment, making unexpected rollbacks particularly sensitive.
While Ubisoft has not disclosed details about how the breach occurred, the scale of the disruption suggests a server-side vulnerability rather than isolated cheating. Until service is restored, players are left waiting for confirmation that their accounts will be fully and accurately restored. The episode underscores the operational risks faced by long-running online games and the limited margin for error when a single exploit can ripple across an entire player base.
