The CEO of Io.net, one of the world’s leading digital companies, revealed details about a recent Sybil attack that targeted their network, as well as the new security measures being implemented as defense.
A Sybil attack is a harmful, disruptive operation that affects peer-to-peer networks. In this attack, the assailant subverts the system’s reputation by creating a large number of pseudonymous identities and uses them to gain a disproportionately large influence. This was the recent incident that affected the operations of Io
