The player responsible for a 2020 swatting incident at Ubisoft Montreal has been sentenced to three years of community service by a French court. The Montreal Gazette reports. The player called a hostage situation Assassin’s Creed And Far cry Studio, which led to a lockdown and a police raid, all apparently because he was barred from entering Rainbow Six Siege dozens of times.
22-year-old player Yanni Ouahioune, who was called Y4nnOXX onlineexclaimed the threat on November 13, 2020, prompting an hour-long showdown between developers from Ubisoft and others at the Montreal building where the company is located took refuge out of fear that an armed gunman might roam free. Only later did it turn out that the source of the emergency call was a false report.
“One of the worst experiences of my life,” tweeted a current Ubisoft developer following news of Ouahioune’s conviction.
According to a year 2021 reported by The pressthe angry player attacked the company for being banned Rainbow Six Siege about 80 times. “I’ve put over $1,500 into my profile for cosmetic upgrades,” he claimed at the time. Ouahioune also recently pleaded guilty to committing a DDoS attack on a French government office and making threats against it Minecraft Manufacturer Mojang.
He is reportedly required to compensate the victims in some way and undergo treatment as part of his community service sentence. During the trial, it was revealed that Ouahioune was undergoing psychiatric treatment prior to the Ubisoft brawl and other incidents.
“Throughout this process, we are committed to representing the interests of our employees affected by this false hostage alert at our Montreal studio,” said Magali Valence, director of external communications at Ubisoft Montreal Montreal Gazette. “It was important for us to denounce this violent and unacceptable incident.”
