Wasn’t the myth supposed to be Russians/Indians some 10 years back? I think it’s a lot of confirmation bias due to foreign sounding names, but it could have a slight boost due to having a stronger tech environment while allowing some very accessible forums for general game hackery (both cheats and piracy). The comments are quite funny in their obliviousness, though:

Appreciate the insight. I think a lot of people don’t realize it’s a social issue over there with the mentality of “Win by absolutely any means necessary.”.

Interesting, I’ve heard that there are similar issues with cheating on Chinese educational exams where there is huge pressure to score well to get into good schools or jobs.