what name is given to an attack that uses ping or icmp echo-request, echo-reply messages to bring down the availability of a server or system?
The PING-based Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are known to be quite damaging to the availability of the web-based services. The PING-attack floods the victim (a computer/server) with ICMP echo-request messages, in an attempt to tie up its link bandwidth and computing resources.