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<p>A <b>script kiddie</b>, <b>skript kiddie</b>, <b>skiddie</b>, <b>kiddie</b>, or <b>skid</b> is a pejorative term used to describe an unskilled individual who uses malicious scripts or programs developed by others or <a href="Large_language_model" title="Large language model">LLMs</a>.
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<p>The term script kiddie was first used in 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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In a Carnegie Mellon report prepared for the <a href="United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">US Department of Defense</a> in 2000, script kiddies are defined as </p><blockquote><p>The more immature but unfortunately often just as dangerous exploiter of security lapses on the Internet. The typical script kiddy uses existing and frequently well known and easy-to-find techniques and programs or scripts to search for and exploit weaknesses in other computers on the Internet—often randomly and with little regard or perhaps even understanding of the potentially harmful consequences.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote>
<p>Script kiddies typically have at least one or more effective and easily downloadable programs capable of breaching computers and networks.<sup id="cite_ref-zdnet_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zdnet-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Script kiddies vandalize websites both for the thrill of it and to increase their reputation among their peers.<sup id="cite_ref-zdnet_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zdnet-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some more malicious script kiddies have used virus toolkits to create and propagate the <a href="Anna_Kournikova_(computer_virus)" title="Anna Kournikova (computer virus)">Anna Kournikova</a> and <a href="ILOVEYOU" title="ILOVEYOU">Love Bug</a> viruses.<sup id="cite_ref-Reg01_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reg01-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
Script kiddies lack, or are only developing, programming skills sufficient to understand the effects and side effects of their actions. As a result, they leave significant traces which lead to their detection, or directly attack companies which have detection and countermeasures already in place, or in some cases, leave automatic crash reporting turned on.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Although script kiddie attacks might become increasingly more effective in the future, researchers have noted that other models, like the language model, can also be used to enhance protection against the improved script kiddie attacks. This continuous back and forth improvement suggests that the competition between cyber attackers and defenders will continue to increase.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<ul><li><a href="Black_hat_hacker" class="mw-redirect" title="Black hat hacker">Black hat hacker</a></li>
<li><a href="Computer_security" title="Computer security">Computer security</a></li>
<li><a href="Exploit_(computer_security)" title="Exploit (computer security)">Exploit (computer security)</a></li>
<li><a href="Hacker_(computer_security)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hacker (computer security)">Hacker (computer security)</a></li>
<li><a href="Hacktivism" title="Hacktivism">Hacktivism</a></li>
<li><a href="Lamer" title="Lamer">Lamer</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_convicted_computer_criminals" class="mw-redirect" title="List of convicted computer criminals">List of convicted computer criminals</a></li>
<li><a href="Luser" title="Luser">Luser</a></li>
<li><a href="Noob" class="mw-redirect" title="Noob">Noob</a></li>
<li><a href="Web_shell" title="Web shell">Web shell</a>, a tool that script kiddies frequently use</li></ul>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2></div>
<ul><li><cite id="CITEREFSamuel_Chng,_Han_Yu_Lu,_Ayush_Kumar,_David_Yau2022" class="citation journal cs1">Samuel Chng, Han Yu Lu, Ayush Kumar, David Yau (Mar 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245195882200001X">"Hacker types, motivations and strategies: A comprehensive framework"</a>. <i>Computers in Human Behavior Reports</i>. <b>5</b>. <a href="ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/2451-9588">2451-9588</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 Jan</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{cite journal}}</code>: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)</span></li>
<li><cite id="CITEREFTapeworm2005" class="citation book cs1">Tapeworm (2005). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/1337h4x0rh4ndb000000tape"><i>1337 h4x0r h4ndb00k</i></a></span>. Sams Publishing. <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>0-672-32727-9</bdi>.</cite></li>
<li><i>The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers</i> (2005) <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>978-0471782667</bdi></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2></div>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180721180838/http://old.honeynet.org/papers/enemy">Honeynet.org - Know Your Enemy (Essay about script kiddies)</a> preserved at <a href="Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://deepminds.science/cracking-hacker-mindset/">Cracking the Hacker Mindset</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180816063250/https://deepminds.science/cracking-hacker-mindset/">Archived</a> 2018-08-16 at the <a href="Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></li></ul></div><!--htdig_noindex--><div><div class="zim-footer">
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