{"id":8907,"date":"2024-06-27T22:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T22:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=8907"},"modified":"2024-06-28T05:41:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T05:41:20","slug":"what-is-a-smurf-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/privacy-and-safety\/what-is-a-smurf-attack","title":{"rendered":"What is a Smurf attack?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Cybercriminals have an array of attack methods at their disposal. One of these attack methods can overwhelm your network and servers for days. 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