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Cheat intel & deep dives.

How the cheats work, how we catch them, and the reads behind the headlines. Written by the people staring at demos all day.

★ FEATURED

Closet cheating: how the good ones hide it.

Rage hacks are obvious. The dangerous ones toggle for one round a half and blend right back in. Here is what actually survives a demo review — and what doesn’t.

Detection · 8 min read · Aug 18
DETECTION

Why headshot % is a terrible cheating stat

The best riflers alive sit above 60% headshots, so a HS% threshold flags the whole pro scene. Here is what the number actually measures.

Detection · 6 min · Aug 11
CHEAT TYPES

Aimbot vs. aim-assist: telling them apart on a demo

A hard aimbot, a low-FOV assist, and silent aim leave three different fingerprints in tick data — and why one clean tick is never enough.

Cheat types · 7 min · Aug 4
CHEAT TYPES

Spinbots are back — here’s the giveaway

The most demo-obvious cheat kept surviving for weeks. Valve’s July 2026 fix explains why — and what it says about how detection works.

Cheat types · 5 min · Jul 28
DETECTION

Pre-fire or prediction? The line we draw

Pre-aiming common angles is a coached skill; prefiring only when someone is actually there is a wallhack tell. The difference is selectivity.

Detection · 6 min · Jul 22
PRODUCT

Auto-highlights: how we pick your best round

The same demo parse that flags a cheater also finds your aces. No screen recording, no FPS hit — here is exactly how a round becomes a clip.

Product · 6 min · Jul 15

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