hijacking
/ˈhaɪdʒækɪŋ/
noun
- The act of taking control of a vehicle (such as an airplane, ship, or car) by force, especially for criminal or political purposes.
- The hijacking of the plane ended peacefully when the authorities negotiated with the captors.
- The government passed new security laws after a series of hijackings in the region.
- News reports covered the hijacking of a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia.
- The act of taking control of something (such as a meeting, event, or process) in order to change its purpose or direction.
- The peaceful protest was ruined by the hijacking of the event by a small group of extremists.
- The hijacking of the legislative agenda by special interests angered many voters.
- Some critics accused the company of a hijacking of the community forum to promote their products.
- The act of illegally intercepting and taking control of a digital communication, session, or account.
- The hijacking of his email account led to a series of spam messages being sent to his contacts.
- The company suffered a session hijacking attack that compromised user data.
- Clicking on that link could result in the hijacking of your browser by malicious software.
Synonyms
verb
- Present participle of hijack: to take control of a vehicle by force.
- The terrorists were hijacking a bus when the police arrived.
- They were caught while hijacking a private jet at the airport.
- The movie shows a group of pirates hijacking a cruise ship.
- Present participle of hijack: to take control of something (such as an event or process) for one's own purposes.
- The loud protesters were accused of hijacking the town hall meeting.
- Some politicians worry that big corporations are hijacking the democratic process.
- The hackers were hijacking the online voting system to change the results.
- Present participle of hijack: to illegally intercept and take control of a digital communication or account.
- The scammer was hijacking people's social media accounts to ask their friends for money.
- The software prevents anyone from hijacking your internet connection.
- He realized someone was hijacking his Wi-Fi when the internet slowed down.