a Official Gazette of Montreal Yani âY4nnOXXâ Waahiune, 22, who was responsible for the swatting that forced the eviction of Ubisoft Montreal in 2020, has reportedly been sentenced to three years in prison. non-custodial sentence It allows French courts to allow people convicted of some non-violent crimes to serve their sentences outside of prison.
The incident occurred in November 2020, after a full day of extensive police investigation following a false report to the police about a “hostage crisis” at Ubisoft Montreal. The hostages were never found, and fortunately no one was injured. After the call turned out to be fake, Montreal police announced they were launching an investigation to “unravel the call.”
Ultimately, the subject of suspicion was Rainbow Six Siege player Waahiune, a French citizen who had been banned from the game multiple times for cheating and abusing developers and other players. rice field.He denied his involvement in swatting, but was clearly at odds with Ubisoft: video of him still extant YouTube The channel contains a warning that he “punishes Rainbow Six Siege with cheats from hell” and a rap track called “Fuck Ubisoft.”
Ubisoft Montreal said in a statement that it “confirms the court’s decision.” “In this case, we are committed to representing the interests of our employees affected by the hostage misinformation at our Montreal studio. It is important to us to condemn this violent and unacceptable incident. bottom.”
“Out of respect for our employees affected by this incident, we will refrain from further comment.”
Mr Waahiune’s ruling actually spans a total of three separate cases. In June, he pleaded guilty to DDoS attacks against French government agencies and threats against Minecraft studio Mojang.
