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by dfgonzalez 5474 days ago
I'm reading the definition of Sybil attack... but I do not understand how multiple accounts per user could damage the platform. Do you mind to extend a little your point?

Def: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_attack

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One attack that was discussed by an economist (in an article I saw on HN) was an attack based on inserting multiple malicious bank servers.