hijackings
Forcible vehicle commandeerings
Hijackings is the plural of hijacking—the seizure of a vehicle, especially an aircraft, by force or threat.
The term covers both the act itself and instances of it: a wave of airline hijackings in the 1970s, carjackings and hijackings rose sharply.
Extended uses describe hostile takeovers of processes or conversations: hijackings of the narrative by special interests.
Those using violence politically
- hostagesCaptives held for demands
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- pilotsThose who fly aircraft
- passengersTransported travelers
ransom · diversion · tarmac · negotiations · FBI · air marshals · September 11 · TWA
Seaborne theft or bootlegging
- SomaliEast African people or language
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- ransomPayment for captive's release
crew · tanker · armed · boarding · speedboat · cargo · hostages · navy
Violent vehicle theft
- kidnappingUnlawful seizure of person
- armedCarrying weapons
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
bus · driver · gunpoint · cargo · theft · pursuit · escape · ransom
Intimidation through targeted violence
- extremistsThose with radical positions
- demandsForceful requests or requirements
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- hostagesCaptives held for demands
ransom · government · negotiations · media · ideology · liberation · manifesto · leverage
Malicious digital intrusion
- ransomwareHostage-taking code
- browserWeb access program
- DNSInternet naming protocol
- sessionScheduled time for activity
domain · account · phishing · malware · redirect · credentials · encryption · hacker
terrorists
Those using violence politically
passengers · ransom · diversion · tarmac · negotiations · FBI · air marshals · September 11 · TWA · demands
piracy
Seaborne theft or bootlegging
ransom · crew · tanker · armed · boarding · speedboat · cargo · hostages · navy · container ship
carjacking
Violent vehicle theft
- kidnappingUnlawful seizure of person
- armedCarrying weapons
- robberyTheft through intimidation
truck · bus · driver · gunpoint · cargo · theft · pursuit · escape · ransom · abduction
terrorism
Intimidation through targeted violence
- extremistsThose with radical positions
- demandsForceful requests or requirements
- propagandaBiased information for influence
hostages · ransom · government · negotiations · media · ideology · liberation · manifesto · leverage · asylum
cyberattack
Malicious digital intrusion
- ransomwareHostage-taking code
- browserWeb access program
- DNSInternet naming protocol
session · domain · account · phishing · malware · redirect · credentials · encryption · hacker · takeover
- IsraelIsrael, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Hebrew
- Aviation HistoryWright Brothers, Wright Flyer, Wright brothers, Kitty Hawk, first flight
hijackingsrescues
Frees from danger
recaptures · surrenders · handovers · releases · relinquishments
hijackingssurrenders
Ceases resistance formally
relinquishments · handovers · turnovers · capitulations · abdications
- airplane hijackingCriminal seizure of aircraft
- plane hijackingForcible aircraft seizure
- aircraft hijackingSeizing a plane illegally
- phone hijackingSeizing someone's mobile remotely
- account hijackingUnauthorized seizure of credentials
- bus hijackingForcible takeover of coach