Where does “simjacking” come from?
simjacking (English) comes from English hijacking, from English hijack, from English jacker, from English jacklight, from English Jack, from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, from Middle French jaque — heel of the foot; heel.
simjacking (English): A social engineering technique in which a person poses as the owner of a mobile phone number and convinces the provider to transfer it to a new SIM Subscriber Identity Module owned by the fraudster
Definitions
- A social engineering technique in which a person poses as the owner of a mobile phone number and convinces the provider to transfer it to a new SIM Subscriber Identity Module owned by the fraudster
Ancestry of “simjacking”, step by step
simjacking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hijacking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hijacking | present participle of hijack; The act of one who... |
| 2 | English | hijack | To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat) |
| 3 | English | jacker | One who hunts at night using a jacklight |
| 4 | English | jacklight | A spotlight or lamp mounted on a car; To shine a... |
| 5 | English | Jack | A placeholder or conventional name for any man,... |
| 6 | Middle English | jakke | A padded coat, especially as light armour |
| 7 | Anglo-Norman | jacke | — |
| 8 | Middle French | jaque | — |
| 9 | Middle French | jacques | — |
| 10 | French | jacques | plural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or... |
| 11 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 14 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 15 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
via English SIM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | SIM | acronym of simulation; acronym of social... |
| 2 | English | simulation | Something that simulates a system or environment... |
| 3 | Middle English | symulacioun | dissembling, dishonesty, falsification |
| 4 | Middle French | simulation | — |
| 5 | Old French | simulation | — |
| 6 | Latin | simulatio | feigning, shamming, pretence, feint; insincerity,... |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |