Sybil Attack

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The Sybil Attack undermines an online network by creating many IDs, nodes or accounts to upset the balance of power. The tactics are utilized to acquire influence or power over a network. The Sybil Attacks attempt to centralize the power in these decentralized networks and the blockchain technology can be easily manipulated by this as the processes are usually automated and the DAOs are simply small teams of engineers and developers.

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