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Script kiddie

A low-level amateurish hacker. They are generally regarded as mischief-makers as opposed to real threats.


A derisive term used to describe an unskilled individual that uses existing computer scripts or programs to hack computers, networks or websites, lacking the expertise to write their own.

Permanent link Script kiddie - Modification date 2024-04-14 - Creation date 2020-05-18


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