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pastejacking

pastejacking noun: an attack that places unseen data on the clipboard, leading to a harmful result when it is pasted by the user.

Noun

pastejacking (uncountable)

  1. (computer security) An attack that places unseen data on the clipboard, leading to a harmful result when it is pasted by the user.

Origin of pastejacking

Blend of paste + hijacking.

Questions about pastejacking

What does pastejacking mean?
Pastejacking means an attack that places unseen data on the clipboard, leading to a harmful result when it is pasted by the user.
What part of speech is pastejacking?
Pastejacking is a noun.

Words near pastejacking in the dictionary

  1. pasted up
  2. pastedown
  3. pastedowns
  4. pastegh
  5. pasteghs
  6. pastejacking
  7. pastel
  8. pastel de nata
  9. pastel de natas
  10. pasteler
  11. pastelers

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