Eclipse Attack

In a sentence

In an eclipse attack, malicious peers isolated the node from honest network information.

• In an eclipse attack, malicious peers isolated the node from honest network information.
• The attacker surrounded the target node with connections under its control.
• Peer diversity can make an eclipse attack harder to sustain.
• The isolated node accepted a distorted view of the blockchain during the eclipse attack.
• Developers tested connection-management rules against simulated eclipse attacks.