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Can a Sybil Attack Compromise the Price of an Options Underlying Asset?

Yes, a successful Sybil attack can compromise the reported price of an options underlying asset, leading to incorrect settlement. If a malicious actor controls enough nodes in the DON, they can manipulate the aggregated price feed delivered to the options smart contract.

This would cause the option to settle unfairly, either by making it "in the money" when it shouldn't be, or vice versa.

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