US EditionUbisoft Hacking Reportedly "Blown Way Out of Proportion"
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Dur weekend for Ubisoft. The editor had to put Rainbow Six Siege offline after an intrusion into its internal systems and engage a complete restoration of the game.
According to social media, Ubisoft may have undergone a large-scale hack. Several media reports that 900 GB of sensitive data would have been stolen, including the source code of several future titles. But nothing is currently official. On the other hand, the game Rainbow Six Siege has experienced a breach.
Ubisoft hacking reportedly "blown way out of proportion"
Over the weekend, reports of Ubisoft being hacked were circulating online. Now, it seems despite claims that around 900GB of data was compromised from the Assassin's Creed and Far Cry publisher, Ubisoft has a tight lid on its security at the time of writing. This comes from Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson, who spoke with several sources inside Ubisoft who claimed that the hack had been "blown way out of proportion" and that the group claiming th…
Rainbox Six victories are said to have been just the beginning. There are reports that the publisher is said to have become the target of a much larger data theft.
Every Ubisoft Game Could Leak After Huge Breach
Ubisoft may be facing a major crisis after reports surfaced of a massive security breach. Hackers have allegedly stolen the source code for Ubisoft titles dating all the way back to the 1990s, along with Uplay data and more. The attackers reportedly had access for 48 hours and extracted nearly 900 GB of files, affecting both Ubisoft and Crytek. If the ransom goes unpaid and the leak is confirmed, upcoming Ubisoft games and remakes could be expo…
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