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While there isn't a single "official" academic paper solely on a file by that exact name, the most famous "interesting paper" on this specific subject—often associated with extreme compression files—is by researcher David Fifield . Key Concepts of Zip Bombs

Zip bombs leverage the way compression algorithms work to pack massive amounts of data into a tiny file.

: These are typically used by attackers to disable antivirus scanners (which crash while trying to scan the expanded data) or as a "denial of service" attack. Notable Resources