Sybil attack

The English word “Sybil attack” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

An attack that subverts a reputation system by forging a large number of identities in peer-to-peer networks.

Named from Sybil, a book about a woman diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder; suggested by Brian Zill at Microsoft Research.

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