Just like any conventional hijacking of plane or vehicle is done, similarly web jacking means taking over control of a website. The purpose may be like political or monetary. This can be done by someone by cracking the password and later changing it of a website control. The actual owner of the website does not have control anymore. There are many ways in which a hacker may get the credentials, the most common ways is using a cracking software to guess password.
In an incident reported in the USA, the owner of a hobby website for children received an e-mail informing her that a group of hackers had gained control over her website. They demanded a ransom of 1 million dollars from her. The owner, a schoolteacher, did not take the threat seriously. It was 3 days later that she came to know, following many telephonic calls from all over the country, that the hackers had web jacked her website. Subsequently, they had altered a portion of the website which was entitled "How to have fun with goldfish". In all the places where it had been mentioned, they have replaced the word 'goldfish' with the word 'piranhas'. Piranhas are tiny but extremely dangerous flesh-eating fish. Many children has visited the website and had believed the contents of the website. These unfortunate children followed the instructions, tried to play with piranhas, which they bought from pet shops, and were very seriously injured.
In an incident reported in the USA, the owner of a hobby website for children received an e-mail informing her that a group of hackers had gained control over her website. They demanded a ransom of 1 million dollars from her. The owner, a schoolteacher, did not take the threat seriously. It was 3 days later that she came to know, following many telephonic calls from all over the country, that the hackers had web jacked her website. Subsequently, they had altered a portion of the website which was entitled "How to have fun with goldfish". In all the places where it had been mentioned, they have replaced the word 'goldfish' with the word 'piranhas'. Piranhas are tiny but extremely dangerous flesh-eating fish. Many children has visited the website and had believed the contents of the website. These unfortunate children followed the instructions, tried to play with piranhas, which they bought from pet shops, and were very seriously injured.
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