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Sybil Attack

A Sybil attack is a malicious activity where a single adversary creates multiple fake identities or nodes to gain disproportionate control or influence over a network. These fake identities are used to manipulate network behavior, compromise the system's security, and potentially disrupt consensus mechanisms, such as PoW or PoS, by undermining the trust and integrity of the network.

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