Esports fraud, mapped by science.

Unauthorized use of another player's account, identity substitution, or account-based fraud.

Manipulating matchmaking ranks through skill deception, queue boosting, or false competitive representation.

Abusing software errors, glitches, or programming discrepancies for competitive advantage.

Covert cooperation between opposing players to manipulate outcomes or competitive balance.

Using attack sequences that loop indefinitely without counterplay options.

Manipulating match outcomes for financial gain through betting markets, illegal gambling, or deliberate losing.

Gaining significant competitive advantage through in-game purchases or monetized advantages.

Disruptive actions including harassment, trolling, griefing, and discriminatory conduct.

Software that automatically aims at targets, locks onto enemies, or fires weapons.

Programs that perform complex sequences of actions automatically.

Using artificial intelligence or computer vision to identify and target opponents.

General research focused on identifying, detecting, or preventing cheating behaviors.

Automated scripts or agents that perform gameplay actions for resource farming, experience gain, or other unfair advantages.

Exploiting the client to receive more game-state information than legitimately allowed.

Creating unauthorized copies of in-game items or resources.

Removing fog-of-war mechanics or revealing the full game map and enemy positions.

Directly changing values stored in game memory during runtime.

Decompiling and analyzing game code to identify vulnerabilities and exploits.

Manipulating character movement speed or action execution rates.

Rendering opponents visible through solid objects or displaying hidden game information via ESP-style overlays.

Scripts that automatically compensate for weapon recoil patterns.

Routing traffic through third-party services to assist with targeting or aiming.

Deliberately interrupting network connection to induce artificial lag advantages.

Cyberattacks designed to disrupt gameplay, degrade services, or compromise user accounts.

Modifying or intercepting data packets sent between client and server.

Using modified console firmware to run unauthorized code or manipulate save data.

Using modified gaming peripherals or hardware devices with built-in scripts or automated functions.

Using manipulated virtual equipment or modified training devices for enhanced performance.

Exploiting hardware vulnerabilities in mobile devices such as Bluetooth or related interfaces.

Counterfeiting or modifying data on physical game objects such as NFC devices or figures.

Falsifying rider or player physical metrics to gain favorable performance ratios in virtual sport contexts.