Definitions
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- noun computing A
malicious technique whereby part of awebpage is covered bytransparent or misleading content that receives the user’smouse clicks , thus causing them to execute commands they did not intend.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Just like the previous “likejacking” scams a play on the term clickjacking, which means prompting a victim to click something while a different action is taken behind the scenes any of the above will lead you to a fake YouTube page such as TouTube or FbTube.
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In plain English, clickjacking lets hackers and scammers hide malicious stuff under the cover of the content on a legitimate site.
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In plain English, clickjacking lets hackers and scammers hide malicious stuff under the cover of the content on a legitimate site.
Schneier on Security 2008
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Security researchers have discovered a flaw affecting Google's Chrome browser that exposes it to "clickjacking" - in which an attacker hijacks a browser's functions by substituting a legitimate link with one of the attacker's choice.
TechNudge 2009
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Security researchers have discovered a flaw affecting Google's Chrome browser that exposes it to "clickjacking" -- in which an attacker hijacks a browser's functions by substituting a legitimate link with one of the attacker's choice.
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SEATTLE AP -- Facebook is partnering with Washington state to combat a type of spam called "clickjacking" that is plaguing the social networking site, company...
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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Once you click to verify, a message is posted to your Facebook stream notifying all your friends that you commented on the item, in a type of attack known as "clickjacking."
CNET News.com 2011
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Facebook is partnering with Washington state to combat a type of spam called "clickjacking" that is plaguing the social networking site, company and state officials announced Thursday.
The Seattle Times 2012
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Facebook is partnering with Washington state to combat a type of spam called "clickjacking" that is plaguing the social networking site, company and state officials announced Thursday.
The Seattle Times 2012
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Putting a legitimate site inside a frame on a malicious site is one approach for attacks called clickjacking, in which the malicious site can capture keystrokes such as usernames and passwords.
bilby commented on the word clickjacking
"The new Flash Player 10 software, released Wednesday, fixes security flaws in Adobe's multimedia software including bugs that could allow hackers to pull off what's known as a clickjacking attack, wrote Adobe spokesman David Lenoe in a blog posting.
For those who can't update to this new version of Flash, a Flash 9 security patch is still about a month off, he added. Adobe rates the clickjacking bug as 'critical.'"
- Robert McMillan, 'Adobe fixes clickjacking flaw', pcworld.com.au, 16 Oct 2008.
October 16, 2008