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Smurf attack
Meaning
Noun
●
In Computer security:
A
largely
obsolete
form of
denial-of-service attack
,
involving
broadcasting
ICMP
packets
with the
intended
victim's IP
address
to a large
computer network
,
causing
the victim's
computer
to be
overwhelmed
by the
response
packets
from the network.
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