script kiddie

noun
/ˈskɹɪpt ˌkɪdi/US

Definitions

  1. A (usually amateur) hacker who compromises files on others' computers or launches attacks…

    A (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.

    • 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.
    • 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for script kiddie. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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