smurfing

British  

/ ˈsmɜːfɪŋ /

noun

1. computing the activity of using a specially designed computer program to attack a computer network by flooding it with messages, thereby rendering it inoperable

2. the activity of laundering money by conducting a large number of small transactions through banks and bureaux de change

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Etymology

Origin of smurfing

C20: (sense 1) from smurf , the name of the type of computer program used to carry out such attacks

Example Sentences

Will it get overrun by cheating and smurfing, plagued by unrepentant jerks and trolls, or just outright fail to attract enough players to keep it appropriately balanced?

From The Verge

Europol says in a statement Wednesday that the gang also used a scheme called “smurfing,” whereby illicit proceeds are divided into small sums to avoid attracting attention and placed in bank accounts.

From Seattle Times

For this reason, AI is good at spotting smurfing attempts and accounts that are set up remotely by bots rather than humans, for example.

From BBC

And one of the ways criminals do this is called "smurfing".

From BBC

It says the gang laundered money by converting large amounts of cash into cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoins and Altcoins, or by “smurfing” - a term for splitting illicit proceeds into small remittances.

From Washington Times