Glossary term

Eclipse Attack

Occurs when the majority of nodes are malicious and collectively prevent specific nodes from receiving information from the honest nodes.

  • Updated May 21, 2022
  • First published May 21, 2022
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Occurs when the majority of nodes are malicious and collectively prevent specific nodes from receiving information from the honest nodes.