Researcher develops method for fingerprinting cheaters using Counter-Strike mouse and keyboard input patterns
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Using this technique, they were able to fingerprint unique users and match them to specific accounts, even those that used multiple smurf accounts.I found a way to make Bans follow Players instead of Accounts in CS2. The result of my Master Thesis at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology from r/GlobalOffensiveu/Magga_ said that his technique was able to determine unique players 100% of the time from the mouse dataset, while keyboard fingerprinting was able to pick the right player 98% of the time.
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- ▪Using this technique, they were able to fingerprint unique users and match them to specific accounts, even those that used multiple smurf accounts.I found a way to make Bans follow Players instead of Accounts in CS2.
- ▪The result of my Master Thesis at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology from r/GlobalOffensiveu/Magga_ said that his technique was able to determine unique players 100% of the time from the mouse dataset, while keyboard fingerp
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Video Games PC Gaming Researcher develops method for fingerprinting cheaters using Counter-Strike mouse and keyboard input patterns — says technique can be used so bans follow users even if they make new accounts News By Jowi Morales Published 8 October 2026 It's insanely difficult for a person to change the way they use a mouse and keyboard. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Valve) Share Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter A master’s student from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology developed a fingerprinting technique that identified…
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