Individual Responsible for Swatting Ubisoft Receives Punishment

Yanni Ouahioune, a 22-year-old individual, has been sentenced to three years of community service in France for his involvement in a series of illegal activities. These include initiating a fake hostage situation, also known as swatting, at the Ubisoft Montreal offices, conducting DDoS attacks against a French government office, and making threats towards Mojang, the creator of Minecraft. This information has been reported by Montreal Gazette.

Ouahioune’s actions seem to stem from his dissatisfaction with being banned over 80 times from playing Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege due to cheating. He was identified as a suspect in the case in April 2021, as reported by La Presse, a Montreal outlet.

To evade detection, Ouahioune utilized Russian servers to route his calls, as reported by Montreal Gazette. As a result of his false calls, the Ubisoft Montreal offices were swarmed by police, and individuals inside the building took measures to protect themselves. Prior to this incident, Ouahioune had issued a vague threat to Ubisoft on his YouTube channel, employing a paid actor to deliver the message.

During his sentence, Ouahioune will be compelled to undergo mental health treatment, engage in work or job training, and provide compensation to the victims of his swatting activities, as stated in Montreal Gazette’s report.

In recent times, the FBI has taken steps to combat the escalating trend of swatting pranks by launching a national database dedicated to these incidents, according to The Hill.

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