Hackers Are to Blame for Assassin's Creed II and Silent Hunter V Problems

We reported yesterday that on Sunday, players got a taste of what the new Digital Rights Management solution created by Ubisoft, set to be included in all future releases, could do when one of its components malfunctioned. The official Ubisoft servers were down for quite some time and because the authentication process could not be completed, players were locked out of their legitimately bought copies of Assassin's Creed II, which was only out for European customers, and Silent Hill V: Battle of the Atlantic.

Several posts from Ubisoft forum moderators said that the company was not sure about what the problem was and assured gamers that it was doing everything to allow them access to their videogames. Now, the French publisher, through its official Twitter account, is saying that hackers with malicious intents are behind the problems with its authentication servers.

One recent message says that “Our servers are under attack again. Some gamers are experiencing trouble signing in. We're working on it and will keep you posted,” while an earlier message also talks about Denial of Service attacks, claiming that “95% of players were not affected, but a small group of players attempting to open a game session did receive denial of service errors.”

Ubisoft has not offered any details related to the identity of those who are aiming to block its authentication servers and block paying customers from enjoying their videogames. It might be that a group of angry PC gamers, who are not content with the always online concept employed by Ubisoft could be interested in showing that the idea is not worth it and that the system should not be used on the long term.

For more information related to how Assassin's Creed II and Silent Hunter V might be affected by future hacker attacks, check out the official Twitter account of Ubisoft.