hijacking

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Some global sea traffic was diverted from the Red Sea route following the November 2023 hijacking by Houthi rebels of a British-owned vehicle carrier, the Galaxy Leader, near Yemen.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Attacks on shipping near the Horn of Africa—made famous by the film “Captain Phillips,” about the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama—peaked in 2011, with 237 reported attacks.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

"Back button hijacking interferes with the browser's functionality, breaks the expected user journey, and results in user frustration," Google said in its post.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

And yet the digital media giant, which recently began hijacking Christmas with the NFL, continues to lean in to these superannuated sports fliers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

To some researchers, it feels like a process of neurological hijacking.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel