script kiddie

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  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈskɹɪpt ˌkɪdi/
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script kiddie (plural script kiddies)

  1. (informal, derogatory) 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.
    Synonyms: skid, skiddie
    Coordinate terms: cracker, hacker
    • 2003, Kevin Day, Inside the Security Mind: Making the Tough Decisions, Prentice Hall Professional, →ISBN, page 126:
      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.
    • 2011, Will Gragido, John Pirc, Cybercrime and Espionage: An Analysis of Subversive Multi-Vector Threats, Newnes, →ISBN, page 115:
      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.

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script kiddie m (plural script kiddies)

  1. script kiddie

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Noun

script kiddie m (plural script kiddies)

  1. script kiddie.
    Synonym: lammer
    • 2014 July 5, Anderson Nascimento, “O que é um Lammer?”, in Canaltech‎[1], Brazil, archived from the original on 4 September 2025:
      Lammer ou Lamer é um termo utilizado para as pessoas que não possuem nenhum ou pouco conhecimento sobre hack e utilizam ferramentas desenvolvidas por outros para realizarem seus ataques. Conhecido atualmente também por "Script Kiddie", Lammer foi um termo depreciativo utilizado com maior frequência no final da década de 80 e durante os anos 90, atribuído àqueles que realizam ações na área da segurança da informação, mas não possuem conhecimento hábil e necessário para desenvolverem suas próprias ferramentas e executarem trabalhos profissionais.
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