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clickjacking

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A malicious technique whereby part of a webpage is covered by transparent or misleading content that receives the user’s mouse clicks, thus causing them to execute commands they did not intend.

uncountable

Equivalents

Françaisclickjacking

Examples

“New 0-Day Browser Exploits Clickjacking - yea, this is bad... Jeremiah Grossman & Robert "RSnake" Hansen”
“Clickjacking, however, evades the need⟳ for this cross domain reading, and instead directly places the mouse over the target⟳ area to click on the link⟳ or form⟳ that contains the nonce - thereby bypassing the need⟳ for client side cross domain read⟳ exploitation.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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