Recently I’ve seen a lot of suspicious rating jumps in Codeforces. In my last contest, after the rollback, my rank improved by about 500 spots — which says a lot.
I think Codeforces should add a simple verification step for users who suddenly show an extremely unusual improvement in a very short time. Just a small check to confirm that the performance is real.
This could help reduce cheating and keep contests fair for everyone.



