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session hijacking

session hijacking noun: a type of exploit where a victim’s session ID is stolen, allowing the attacker to access a service the victim is logged in to.

Noun

session hijacking (usually uncountable, plural session hijackings)

  1. (usually, computer security) A type of exploit where a victim’s session ID is stolen, allowing the attacker to access a service the victim is logged in to.

Forms of session hijacking

pluralsession hijackings

Questions about session hijacking

What does session hijacking mean?
Session hijacking means a type of exploit where a victim’s session ID is stolen, allowing the attacker to access a service the victim is logged in to.
What part of speech is session hijacking?
Session hijacking is a noun.
What is the plural of session hijacking?
The plural of session hijacking is session hijackings.

Words near session hijacking in the dictionary

  1. session bitters
  2. session cookie
  3. session cookies
  4. session data
  5. session fixation
  6. session hijacking
  7. session laws
  8. session musician
  9. session musicians
  10. Session Road
  11. session-replicated

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