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Spoofing vs Hijacking - What's the difference?

spoofing | hijacking |

As verbs the difference between spoofing and hijacking

is that spoofing is present participle of lang=en while hijacking is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between spoofing and hijacking

is that spoofing is the action of the verb to spoof while hijacking is the act of one who hijacks; the seizure of vehicles.

spoofing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb to spoof .
  • (computing) A method of attacking a computer program, in which the program is modified so as to appear to be working normally when in reality it has been modified with the purpose to circumvent security mechanisms.
  • (computing) Phishing.

    • hijacking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who hijacks; the seizure of vehicles.
  • The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle.
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    • Related terms

    * browser hijacking * carjacking