smurf attack (English, noun)
expansion: smurf attack (plural smurf attacks)
Senses:
qualifier: computer security
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: smurf attacks
tags: plural