Ubisoft has brought a lawsuit against a provider of commercial distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against a provider in California for continuing attacks on Rainbow Six Siege. The provider markets its services, among other things, via the domain SNG.one.
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The so-called starter package is available for 150 euros, only Bitcoin is accepted as payment. According to the operator’s self-portrayal, it is primarily a matter of targeting your website in a targeted manner – to find out whether the servers can withstand.
In the The application is Ubisoft believes, however, that SNG.one advertises its services specifically in the Rainbow Six Siege community so that players can paralyze multiplayer games. There are several reasons for doing this: For example, because you want to wear down an opposing team through constant server failures. Or because you have fallen behind in a running game and want to prevent a final defeat. Then there is simply malicious joy or the desire to create chaos.
Rainbow Six Siege has been suffering from DDoS attacks for months. Manufacturer Ubisoft therefore had to listen to a lot of criticism from the community. in the The publisher had September 2019 then a package of measures was presented and, among other things, cease and desist declarations sent to DDoS providers.
There were also a number of technical changes: At least temporarily, three multiplayer games no longer ran on one server, but only one. If it was stopped, fewer players were affected accordingly. In October 2019, Ubisoft said that you get 93 percent fewer attacks have recorded.
It is not known whether SNG.one received a letter from Ubisoft in September. At least two Germans should be behind the offer, plus other people from different continents.
With the lawsuit, Ubisoft wants to stop the service. The company also claims damages in an amount not mentioned.
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