Sybil attack

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Sybil attack (plural Sybil attacks)

  1. (computing) An attack that subverts a reputation system by forging identities in peer-to-peer networks.

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