Bitcoin Network Flooded With 200,000 'Ghosts', Core Dev Jameson Lopp Warns About Stealth Sybil Attack

Jameson Lopp warns of a potential Sybil attack against Bitcoin after a sudden surge of 200,000 fake P2P addresses, potentially representing hidden preparation for a technical attack. The anomaly appears to create more parasitic bandwidth load than a direct threat to consensus itself. Bitcoin's client software automatically distributes connections across different subnets, making it difficult for an attacker to monopolize all connection slots.