clickjacking

American  

[klik-jak-ing] / ˈklɪkˌdʒæk ɪŋ /

noun

Digital Technology.

1. a malicious technique that causes a website user to unknowingly click on an undesirable link concealed by clickable content that is of interest, thereby tricking the user into making an unintentional purchase or revealing confidential information.

   Identity thieves have become masters of clickjacking.

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Other Word Forms

• clickjacker noun

Etymology

Origin of clickjacking

First recorded in 2005–10; blend of click ¹ ( def. ) and (hi)jack ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

In the mean time, Chrome users can protect themselves with browser extensions like NotScript and ScriptSafe, which block the scripts Homakov’s clickjacking trick triggers.

From Forbes • Jun. 14, 2013

He later saw that Adobe had posted an advisory about the clickjacking issue in 2011, but had declared the issue “resolved.”

From Forbes • Jun. 14, 2013

A good primer on how to bust frames - used for clickjacking - given the growing arms race between framers and busters.

From The Guardian • May 15, 2013