---
type: "term"
title: "Amplification Attack"
description: "A flooding technique where an attacker sends small requests to third party services (e.g., NTP, DNS, memcached) that respond with disproportionately large replies directed at the victim."
resource: "tlctc:term:amplification-attack"
tags:
  - "glossary"
---
# Amplification Attack

A flooding technique where an attacker sends small requests to third-party services (e.g., NTP, DNS, memcached) that respond with disproportionately large replies directed at the victim. In TLCTC: maps to `#6 Flooding Attack` — the primary mechanism is volume exceeding finite capacity. The abuse of the amplification service itself may additionally involve `#1 Abuse of Functions`.

See also: Flooding Attack (#6), DDoS
