Notorious Rainbow Six cheater is top suspect in fake Ubisoft hostage situation Ubisoft \/ Wikimedia CommonsRecent reports reveal that the chief suspect in Ubisoft Montreal\u2019s 2020 fake hostage situation is an avid Rainbow Six Siege player who was banned over 80 times for cheating in the online multiplayer. In November 2020, Ubisoft Montreal\u2019s Mile-End headquarters was the subject of a hostage hoax in which the perpetrators claimed that the entire building would be blown up if a $2 million ransom wasn\u2019t rewarded. After hours of police and special unit forces investigating, evacuations of the building\u2019s daycare, and employees barricading themselves on the roof, it was revealed to be a baseless threat all along with no real imminent danger. Now, Montreal\u2019s La Presse has uncovered court documents that point out the top suspect at the moment \u2014 and it\u2019s a French Rainbow Six player who had been banned from the game over 80 times by Ubisoft\u2019s ethics committee. Additionally, the digital newspaper has reached the cheater and suspect for comment. According to La Presse\u2019s reports, Yanni Ouahioune, who goes by \u2018Yannox\u2019 and \u2018Y4nnoXX\u2019 online, has a history of problematic behavior with Ubisoft. The R6 player\u2019s list of offenses includes creating a fake Ubisoft website to steal other players\u2019 account information, getting other players swatted, and calling the game company\u2019s Montreal headquarters to harass employees. Contacted by La Presse over Snapchat, Ouahioune admits to earlier wrongdoings but denies any involvement in the 2020 hostage situation: \u201cI didn\u2019t do anything. I just cheated in their video game. The only time I called Ubisoft, it was to insult them for banning me.\u201d As it stands, the investigation appears to still be ongoing. Reportedly, the hostage hoax cost Ubisoft $1.7 million (in Canadian dollars) for lost productivity, $15,000 in psychological services, and $40,000 in material damages. After the initial November 2020 incident, the company\u2019s Montreal headquarters was allegedly swatted a few more times \u2014 none as impactful as the original effort. While Ouahioune is the top suspect at the moment, the Frenchman maintains that he is innocent regarding this situation: \u201cI don\u2019t have a PC anymore. I just have an old telephone and I stopped all my bad activities. I don\u2019t want my mother to be disappointed in me anymore.\u201d All quotes are translated from French by the writer, some inconsistencies in translation may apply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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