eli5: What are distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks?

Question

I thought DDos was the same as doxxing someone, turns out I’m just stupid.

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Answer 1

It’s like the [Berner’s Street Hoax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berners_Street_hoax) except with data packets over the internet instead of pianos and Bishops in the street.