Counter-Strike coaching bug scandal
The "Counter-Strike" coaching bug scandal is an ongoing bug abuse scandal in the game "". The bug allowed team coaches to see parts of the map they normally would not have access to and gather information about the enemy team. The bug was first made public on August 26, 2020, by Wisła Kraków coach Mariusz 'Loord' Cybulski. Five days later, three coaches were banned after it was found out that they had used the bug. The bug was fixed by Valve, the developer of the game, on the same day that Loord exposed the bug  on Twitter. In contrast to this however, Sergey "⁠lmbt⁠" Bezhanov, whose 7.5 month ban was lifted after he was denied of any wrongdoing, released a video on Twitter on May 15, 2021, showing that he is still able to recreate the bug. On September 4, the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) announced that they would be investigating the scandal. As of October 5, thirty-seven coaches have been banned. Esports Integrity Commission Investigation. On September 4, ESIC announced that Michal Slowinski and Steve Dudenhoeffer were going to examine the "demos" (in-game video recordings) of coaches dating back to 2016 to  see who had abused the bug. On September 28, ESIC banned 37 coaches after reviewing 20% of the 99,650 demos. Since then, only one coach has been unbanned. According to ESIC, there is insufficient evidence to determine any player involvement in the scandal.