smurf attack

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|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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