smurf attack

== English == === Etymology === In reference to the Smurf cartoon characters, suggesting a large number of small attackers overwhelming a larger opponent. === Noun === smurf attack (plural smurf attacks) (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. ==== See also ==== smurfable