Rainbow Six Siege players wake up rich, then locked out. 🚨 This morning, accounts across platforms filled with absurd amounts of R6 Credits and Renown. We are talking billions of Credits and millions of Renown landing without warning. Within hours, Ubisoft pulled Siege and related services offline and moved into emergency mode. The publisher has started a full investigation and containment plan.
What just happened to Siege
Here is what we can confirm. Player wallets were credited with massive sums that no one earned or bought. The windfall showed up inside the in-game store and inventory menus. Operators, skins, and bundles lit up like it was a holiday event, only it was not an event. It was a breach of the economy.
Ubisoft took Siege offline quickly after the surge began. The shutdown covers core online features and store access. The goal is to isolate the issue, stop the spread, and protect accounts. Official details are still limited, but the company acknowledges a security incident and has started remediation.
How an incident like this happens
Siege runs as a live service. That means your wallet, shop, and unlocks are tied to backend systems, not your local console or PC. When those systems grant currency, it usually follows strict rules. A bug or a hostile exploit can break those rules.
Two likely paths exist. Either the grant pipeline misfired at scale, or a hostile actor found a way to trigger payouts through an API that handles purchases and rewards. Both paths push fake value into the system. Both force a shutdown to prevent deeper damage. Until Ubisoft releases a postmortem, the root cause is not final. But the pattern fits a wallet service that was tricked or failed under pressure.
Ubisoft’s options and the road ahead
Once the bleeding stops, the cleanup begins. Expect a few steps in this order. Freeze the economy. Map the abnormal grants. Decide how to unwind them. That can mean targeted reversals or a full rollback to a snapshot from before the surge.
A targeted reversal removes dirty credits and any items bought with them. It is slower but fairer to clean accounts. A full rollback is faster, but it can wipe legitimate playtime and purchases. Neither choice is popular, but both are common in disasters like this. Ubisoft can also flag accounts that abused the windfall on purpose, especially if third-party tools were involved.
Do not spend the suspicious Credits or Renown. Every transaction is logged. Spending may complicate your account review.
If you made real-money purchases today, save your receipts. Keep an eye on your bank statements. Microtransaction integrity is now a core concern. Ubisoft will need to prove that wallets are accurate, refunds are safe, and chargebacks will be honored when needed.
What players should do right now
Your account is valuable. Treat this like a security event, not a free-for-all.
- Change your Ubisoft password and enable two-factor authentication.
- Do not buy anything in-game until systems are confirmed stable.
- Avoid logging in on shared or untrusted devices for now.
- Take screenshots of your wallet and inventory for your records.
- If you got a windfall, leave it untouched and open a support ticket.
Check your purchase history in Ubisoft Connect. Compare it with your email receipts. Report mismatches immediately.
Community heat and the competitive fallout
The vibe flipped fast. First came the shock. Players opened menus and saw lifetime wishlists suddenly unlocked. Then reality hit. Ranked integrity depends on stable unlocks and fair access. Esports scrims use the same client and backend. When the wallet breaks, practice plans and match prep stall out.
Some players spent fast, then panicked. Others backed out and waited. A few who tried to queue ran into maintenance blocks and error messages. Streamers cut broadcasts short once it became clear that the economy was compromised. This is not about free skins. It is about trust.
Siege has survived outages, cheating waves, and tough metas. But currency floods strike at the heart of a live game. Skins represent money and time. Operators gate tactics and team comps. If people believe those systems can be gamed, belief in the grind breaks too.
Why this matters for live-service games
Siege is a veteran of the live-service model. Nine years in, it still sells cosmetics, events, and battle passes. That model depends on confidence. Players must believe that the store is secure, that purchases are real, and that progress is stable. Today’s incident exposes the risks that sit behind every shop button.
The fix is not just technical. It is also cultural and financial. Ubisoft will need to explain what failed, how it was contained, and how it will not happen again. Transparent logs, clear reversal plans, and fair compensation go a long way. Silence does not.
The bottom line
Rainbow Six Siege has been hacked or exploited, and its in-game economy is flooded. Ubisoft has taken the game offline and started the cleanup. Expect reversals, possible rollbacks, and strict account reviews. Protect your account, hold your credits, and wait for confirmed guidance. The next update from Ubisoft will set the tone for trust going forward. We will stay on this story and report the moment the servers return and the plan is live.
