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hijacking

class of cyberattacks that take over an existing, trusted identifier, session, etc.
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hijacking

Summary

hijacking ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • hijacking is named after hijacking[2].
  • hijacking's subclass of is recorded as cyberattack[3].
  • hijacking's has use is recorded as man-in-the-middle attack[4].
  • hijacking's has use is recorded as computer fraud[5].

Why It Matters

hijacking ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[1] hijacking has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] hijacking is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

cryptojacking

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). hijacking. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hijacking
MLA “hijacking.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/hijacking.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hijacking_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{hijacking}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hijacking}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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