The repercussions of the massive cyberattack on Rainbow Six Siege servers yesterday, which shocked the gaming world, continue. The attackers exploited a vulnerability in the system, allocating 2 billion credits to each player and distributing rare cosmetics, causing widespread chaos within the community. Many content creators and moderators warned players against spending these credits, stating that they could face bans under the terms of service. However, an official statement from Ubisoft has reassured players.

Spending will be reversed, no penalties will be imposed

In an announcement made via the game’s official social media accounts, it was clearly stated that no player who spent the illegally added credits will be banned. The company stated that spending these credits will not be considered a rule violation, but the ill-gotten gains will not be permanent. Ubisoft teams are currently working on a comprehensive rollback operation to reverse all transactions that occurred from 11:00 UTC, the start time of the attack.

While Ubisoft states that they are working intensively to resolve the issue, allegations suggest the situation may be more serious than it appears. According to information reported by TaisonTV, this credit distribution may actually be a Trojan tactic used to gain access to servers and steal source code. It is alleged that the group claiming responsibility for the attack sent a message to Ubisoft management via Telegram, threatening to leak the stolen confidential information if they didn’t cooperate.

Reassuring information was also shared regarding the possibility of personal data, such as passwords and bank information, being stolen, which is a major concern for players. It was stated that the attackers did not gain access to personal data. Furthermore, rumors circulating online about 900 GB of source code belonging to Ubisoft games being stolen have been proven false. It was confirmed that this data actually belongs to a different leak from several years ago and has no connection to the current Rainbow Six Siege attack.

So, did you try to spend the billions of credits credited to your account, or did you wait for an official statement from Ubisoft? Share your thoughts in the comments!