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Hijackings In 1988
Hijacking may refer to: Common usage Computing and technology * Bluejacking, the unsolicited transmission of data via Bluetooth * Brandjacking, the unauthorized use of a company's brand * Browser hijacking * Clickjacking (including ''likejacking'' and ''cursorjacking''), a phenomenon of hijacking "clicks" in a website context * DLL hijacking * DNS hijacking * Domain hijacking * Hijack attack, in communication, a form of active wiretapping in which the attacker seizes control of a previously established communication association * BGP hijacking * Reverse domain hijacking * Session hijacking Finance * Credit card hijacking Transportation * Aircraft hijacking, the unlawful seizure of an aircraft by an individual or a group * Carjacking, a robbery in which the item stolen is a motor vehicle * Maritime hijacking, or piracy Arts, entertainment, and media * Hijacking, in dance, a variation of lead and follow * ''A Hijacking'', a 2012 Danish film See also * "Hi-jacked" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bluejacking
__NOTOC__ Bluejacking is the sending of unsolicited messages over Bluetooth to Bluetooth-enabled devices such as mobile phones, PDAs or laptop computers, sending a vCard which typically contains a message in the name field (i.e., for bluedating or bluechat) to another Bluetooth-enabled device via the OBEX protocol. Bluetooth has a very limited range, usually around on mobile phones, but laptops can reach up to with powerful ( Class 1) transmitters. Origins Bluejacking was reportedly first carried out between 2001 and 2003 by a Malaysian IT consultant who used his phone to advertise Ericsson to a single Nokia 7650 phone owner in a Malaysian bank. He also invented the name, which he claims is an amalgam of Bluetooth and ''ajack'', his username on Esato, a Sony Ericsson fan online forum. ''Jacking'' is, however, an extremely common shortening of "hijack', the act of taking over something. Ajack's original posts are hard to find, but references to the exploit are common in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |