script kiddie

plural script kiddies · alternative script kiddy

1. derogatoryinformalA (usually amateur) hacker who compromises files on others' computers or launches attacks on computer systems, using widely distributed computer programs or scripts rather than developing their own.

   It is important to realize that the motive behind the script kiddie or recreational hacker is a more ego-driven destruction of data without a hidden moral, political, or economic agenda.

   2011, Will Gragido, John Pirc, Cybercrime and Espionage: An Analysis of Subversive Multi-Vector Threats, Newnes, →ISBN, page 115

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   Generally speaking, script kiddies are bored individuals without girlfriends or boyfriends who can think of nothing better to do on a Saturday night than make people come into work to fix a failing system.

   2003, Kevin Day, Inside the Security Mind: Making the Tough Decisions, Prentice Hall Professional, →ISBN, page 126

   Synonyms: skid, skiddie