RAMBLE1 wrote on February 22, 2021 at 4:53 AM

#3,089

Thanks for sharing

spc50 wrote on February 22, 2021 at 8:48 AM

#3,092

What is the Sybil attack? Is this a term that is well defined with Tor?

Looks like someone trying to mass control exit nodes and sniff away.

Rambler OP wrote on February 22, 2021 at 2:07 PM (edited on February 22, 2021 at 2:07 PM)

#3,094

Replying to (#3,092)

What is the Sybil attack? Is this a term that is well defined with Tor?

It's defined as:

In a Sybil attack, the attacker subverts the reputation system of a network service by creating a large number of pseudonymous identities and uses them to gain a disproportionately large influence.

Basically running a large number of network nodes (relays, exits) to analyze traffic and stuff.

J0yI9YUX41Wx wrote on February 22, 2021 at 4:27 PM

#3,099

I'm not too skilled at interpreting the information from that email. Are these nodes associated with Cipherpunk Labs? What does the WHOIS info about these IPs suggest about the entity behind these new nodes?

[tor-consensus-health] Possible Sybil Attack

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RAMBLE1 wrote on February 22, 2021 at 4:53 AM

spc50 wrote on February 22, 2021 at 8:48 AM

Rambler OP wrote on February 22, 2021 at 2:07 PM (edited on February 22, 2021 at 2:07 PM)

J0yI9YUX41Wx wrote on February 22, 2021 at 4:27 PM