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Re: Miffed 'Rainbow Six Seige' player sentenced for swatting Ubisoft Montreal's offices
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Dale Rapley
Jul 9, 2023, 3:02:45 AM7/9/23
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On 01 Nov 2021, Bob Duncan <bob7d...@gmail.com> posted some
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> Too bad he didn't call it in on Biden
A disgruntled Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Seige gamer who called in a fake
emergency to Ubisoft’s Montreal office was sentenced this week to three
years of community service, according to The Montreal Gazette. Yanni
Ouahioune, 22, was handed the sentence on Monday in Paris following his
call to authorities about a fake hostage situation in November 2020.
Police say Ouahioune called in the hoax because he was angry he had been
banned several times from Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege. In response to
the bogus call, a heavily armed squad of police officers surrounded the
building. The officers secured the headquarters — and closed several
nearby streets — before confirming there wasn’t an active threat.
Ouahioune allegedly called from his parents’ house using Russian servers
to mask his identity (unsuccessfully). After being charged, La Presse
reported (via Polygon) that Ouahioune pleaded for Ubisoft to unban his
account. “Can you say that I am kindly asking the Ubisoft team to ‘unban’
my account please,” Ouahioune said. “I have put over $1,500 in cosmetic
enhancements in my profile.”
The sentencing also includes Ouahioune’s alleged part in a DDoS attack
against a French government office and making threats against Minecraft
developers. The convicted hoaxer will reportedly be required to
“compensate victims, undergo treatment for a mental health problem and
either work or undergo training” in addition to the community service.
Magali Valence, Ubisoft director of external communication for Ubisoft
Montreal, told The Montreal Gazette in an email that it acknowledges the
court’s decision. “In this trial we were committed to representing the
interests of our employees who were affected by this false hostage-taking
alert at our Montreal studio. It was important for us to denounce this
violent and unacceptable incident. Out of respect for our employees who
were affected by this event, we will not comment further.”
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/miffed-rainbow-six-seige-player-sentenced-
for-swatting-ubisoft-montreals-offices-201200746.html
news:slprb0$2gm$1...@news.dns-netz.com:
> Too bad he didn't call it in on Biden
A disgruntled Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Seige gamer who called in a fake
emergency to Ubisoft’s Montreal office was sentenced this week to three
years of community service, according to The Montreal Gazette. Yanni
Ouahioune, 22, was handed the sentence on Monday in Paris following his
call to authorities about a fake hostage situation in November 2020.
Police say Ouahioune called in the hoax because he was angry he had been
banned several times from Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege. In response to
the bogus call, a heavily armed squad of police officers surrounded the
building. The officers secured the headquarters — and closed several
nearby streets — before confirming there wasn’t an active threat.
Ouahioune allegedly called from his parents’ house using Russian servers
to mask his identity (unsuccessfully). After being charged, La Presse
reported (via Polygon) that Ouahioune pleaded for Ubisoft to unban his
account. “Can you say that I am kindly asking the Ubisoft team to ‘unban’
my account please,” Ouahioune said. “I have put over $1,500 in cosmetic
enhancements in my profile.”
The sentencing also includes Ouahioune’s alleged part in a DDoS attack
against a French government office and making threats against Minecraft
developers. The convicted hoaxer will reportedly be required to
“compensate victims, undergo treatment for a mental health problem and
either work or undergo training” in addition to the community service.
Magali Valence, Ubisoft director of external communication for Ubisoft
Montreal, told The Montreal Gazette in an email that it acknowledges the
court’s decision. “In this trial we were committed to representing the
interests of our employees who were affected by this false hostage-taking
alert at our Montreal studio. It was important for us to denounce this
violent and unacceptable incident. Out of respect for our employees who
were affected by this event, we will not comment further.”
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/miffed-rainbow-six-seige-player-sentenced-
for-swatting-ubisoft-montreals-offices-201200746.html
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