clickjacking
Meanings
noun
- A malicious technique whereby part of a webpage is covered by transparent or misleading content that receives the user’s mouse clicks, thus causing them to execute commands they did not intend.
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Etymology
Blend of click + hijacking, coined by Jeremiah Grossman and Robert Hansen in 2008.
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