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Smurf attack

distributed denial-of-service attack in which many ICMP packets with the victim’s source IP are broadcast to a network using an IP broadcast address; most devices respond to this by sending a reply to the source IP, overwhelming the victim’s computer
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Smurf attack

Summary

Smurf attack ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • smurf is named after Smurf attack[2].
  • Smurf attack's subclass of is recorded as denial-of-service attack[3].
  • Smurf attack's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/017ydv[4].
  • Smurf attack's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 87723136[5].
  • Smurf attack's KBpedia ID is recorded as AttackByComputerOperation-Smurfing[6].

Why It Matters

Smurf attack ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . KBpedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Smurf attack. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/smurf-attack
MLA “Smurf attack.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/smurf-attack.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_smurf-attack_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Smurf attack}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/smurf-attack}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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