Rainbow Six Siege Is Still Down 24 Hours Later, Here’s Everything We Know

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Rainbow Six Siege has been offline for more than a day, and Ubisoft has shared an update on the restoration process. The game is a major success for Ubisoft, to the point that they likely won’t create a new Rainbow Six game for at least another ten years. Instead, they’re focusing on continually updating and improving Siege. Earlier this year, they launched Rainbow Six Siege X, a significant update that included new features, engine improvements, and other changes. This update is intended to support the game for the next decade, but its first year is ending with some technical difficulties.

This weekend, hackers completely disrupted Rainbow Six Siege, forcing Ubisoft to take the game offline. The hackers added huge amounts of in-game currency to almost every player’s account, allowing them to easily purchase any item. However, Ubisoft’s anti-cheat system attempted to detect and block suspicious transactions. During the outage, players experienced bizarre issues like being temporarily banned and unbanned, and the game’s notification system was flooded with humorous messages, including lyrics from the song “It Wasn’t Me” by Shaggy.

Everything We Know About Rainbow Six Siege’s Hack and Downtime

Rainbow Six Siege has been offline for more than a day due to hacking issues. Ubisoft is working to fix the problem by reverting the game to its previous state, but they need to thoroughly test everything to ensure it’s stable. This process will take time, and Ubisoft hasn’t given a specific estimate for when the game will be available again.

Ubisoft stated that they are currently reverting to a previous version of the game. After this, they will run thorough tests to make sure all accounts are secure and the changes are working as intended. The team is working hard to get everyone back in the game quickly, but they want to be careful and can’t give a specific timeframe for when that will be. They will share another update when they have more information.

We’re currently reverting some recent changes, and after that, we’ll be running thorough tests to make sure everyone’s accounts are safe and the updates work as expected. Our priority is to get players back in the game as soon as possible. Please be aware that this issue…

— Rainbow Six Siege X (@Rainbow6Game) December 28, 2025

We’ve gathered all the information since the game went offline. Ubisoft has assured players that they won’t be penalized for any in-game currency earned during the outage. However, any purchases made after 11:00 AM UTC on December 27th will be reversed. It seems like any currency rightfully earned will be returned and players will be able to keep it.

Alongside the recent issues, many unrelated account bans were also issued. Reports suggest that Rainbow Six Siege wasn’t the only game affected by the security breach. Unconfirmed sources claim the breach at Ubisoft was much larger, potentially impacting all current and upcoming games, which could lead to future leaks. It’s important to remember these are currently just rumors and should be viewed skeptically. However, it wouldn’t be shocking if the hackers were able to steal data and demand a ransom from Ubisoft.

Whether Ubisoft will offer players any kind of compensation for the recent downtime and problems is still unknown. They might give players in-game currency to purchase skins or packs for Rainbow Six Siege as a way to apologize, but they haven’t made any official announcements about that yet.

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2025-12-28 21:16