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Training Camp • Cybersecurity Glossary
A Smurf Attack is a type of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack where an attacker sends Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo requests to a network broadcast address using a spoofed source IP address, causing all hosts on the network to respond, overwhelming the targeted network.
Smurf Attack Definition: A Smurf Attack is a type of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack where an attacker sends Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo requests to a network broadcast address using a spoofed source IP address, causing all hosts on the network to respond, overwhelming the targeted network.
A Smurf Attack is a type of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack where an attacker sends a large volume of Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request packets with a spoofed source IP address to a network's broadcast address. This causes the targeted network to be flooded with ICMP echo replies, overwhelming its resources and disrupting its normal operation.
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