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A '''script kiddie''', '''skript kiddie''', '''skiddie''', '''kiddie''', or '''skid''' is a pejorative for an unskilled individual who uses malicious scripts or programs developed by others. | A '''script kiddie''', '''skript kiddie''', '''skiddie''', '''kiddie''', or '''skid''' is a [[Philosophy:Pejorative|pejorative]] for an unskilled individual who uses [[Malware|malicious scripts or programs]] developed by others. | ||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
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Script kiddies typically have at least one or more effective and easily downloadable programs capable of breaching computers and networks.<ref name="zdnet">{{cite news| last=Lemos| first=Robert| date=July 12, 2000 |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/script-kiddies-the-nets-cybergangs/ <!--http://www.zdnet.com/news/script-kiddies-the-nets-cybergangs/96163-->| work=[[ZDNet]]| title=Script kiddies: The Net's cybergangs| access-date=2007-04-24}}</ref> | Script kiddies typically have at least one or more effective and easily downloadable programs capable of breaching computers and networks.<ref name="zdnet">{{cite news| last=Lemos| first=Robert| date=July 12, 2000 |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/script-kiddies-the-nets-cybergangs/ <!--http://www.zdnet.com/news/script-kiddies-the-nets-cybergangs/96163-->| work=[[ZDNet]]| title=Script kiddies: The Net's cybergangs| access-date=2007-04-24}}</ref> | ||
Script kiddies vandalize websites both for the thrill of it and to increase their reputation among their peers.<ref name="zdnet"/> Some more malicious script kiddies have used virus toolkits to create and propagate the [[Software:Anna Kournikova (computer virus)|Anna Kournikova]] and Love Bug viruses.<ref name="Reg01">{{cite web|author=Leyden, John|date=February 21, 2001|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/02/21/virus_toolkits_are_skiddie_menace/|title=Virus toolkits are s'kiddie menace |website=The Register}}</ref> 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. For example, they may report crashes they cause while developing malware on their system, unintentionally sending their [[Source code|source code]] to [[Company:Microsoft|Microsoft]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Taylor, Josh |date=August 26, 2010|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-accidentally-give-microsoft-their-code/ |title=Hackers accidentally give Microsoft their code|publisher=ZDNet.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120160424/http://www.zdnet.com.au/hackers-accidentally-give-microsoft-their-code-339305548.htm?omnRef=NULL |archive-date=January 20, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Ms. Smith|date=August 28, 2010|url=http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/65571 |title=Error Reporting Oops: Microsoft, Meter Maids and Malicious Code|work=Privacy and Security Fanatic|publisher=Network World|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816064753/https://www.csoonline.com/article/2227020/error-reporting-oops--microsoft--meter-maids-and-malicious-code.html|archive-date=August 16, 2022}}</ref> | Script kiddies vandalize websites both for the thrill of it and to increase their reputation among their peers.<ref name="zdnet"/> Some more malicious script kiddies have used virus toolkits to create and propagate the [[Software:Anna Kournikova (computer virus)|Anna Kournikova]] and [[Engineering:ILOVEYOU|Love Bug]] viruses.<ref name="Reg01">{{cite web|author=Leyden, John|date=February 21, 2001|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/02/21/virus_toolkits_are_skiddie_menace/|title=Virus toolkits are s'kiddie menace |website=The Register}}</ref> 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. For example, they may report crashes they cause while developing malware on their system, unintentionally sending their [[Source code|source code]] to [[Company:Microsoft|Microsoft]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Taylor, Josh |date=August 26, 2010|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-accidentally-give-microsoft-their-code/ |title=Hackers accidentally give Microsoft their code|publisher=ZDNet.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120160424/http://www.zdnet.com.au/hackers-accidentally-give-microsoft-their-code-339305548.htm?omnRef=NULL |archive-date=January 20, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Ms. Smith|date=August 28, 2010|url=http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/65571 |title=Error Reporting Oops: Microsoft, Meter Maids and Malicious Code|work=Privacy and Security Fanatic|publisher=Network World|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816064753/https://www.csoonline.com/article/2227020/error-reporting-oops--microsoft--meter-maids-and-malicious-code.html|archive-date=August 16, 2022}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* List of convicted computer criminals | * List of convicted computer criminals | ||
* [[Social:Luser|Luser]] | * [[Social:Luser|Luser]] | ||
* Noob | * [[Software:Noob|Noob]] | ||
* [[Web shell]], a tool that script kiddies frequently use | * [[Web shell]], a tool that script kiddies frequently use | ||
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A script kiddie, skript kiddie, skiddie, kiddie, or skid is a pejorative for an unskilled individual who uses malicious scripts or programs developed by others.
Characteristics
The term script kiddie was first used in 1988.[1] In Brazil, the term "lammer" arose in the late 1980s and is more commonly used instead.[2]
In a Carnegie Mellon report prepared for the US Department of Defense in 2000, script kiddies are defined as
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.[3]
Script kiddies typically have at least one or more effective and easily downloadable programs capable of breaching computers and networks.[4]
Script kiddies vandalize websites both for the thrill of it and to increase their reputation among their peers.[4] Some more malicious script kiddies have used virus toolkits to create and propagate the Anna Kournikova and Love Bug viruses.[5] 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. For example, they may report crashes they cause while developing malware on their system, unintentionally sending their source code to Microsoft.[6][7]
See also
- Black hat hacker
- Computer security
- Exploit (computer security)
- Hacker (computer security)
- Hacktivism
- Lamer
- List of convicted computer criminals
- Luser
- Noob
- Web shell, a tool that script kiddies frequently use
References
- ↑ Arifgoğlu, Saliha Figen (1988). Information security, privacy issues and an application (Master's thesis). Middle East Technical University.
- ↑ Nascimento, Anderson (5 July 2014). "O que é um Lammer?" (in pt-BR). https://canaltech.com.br/hacker/o-que-e-um-lammer.
- ↑ Mead, Nancy R.; Hough, Eric; Stehney, Theodore R. (31 October 2005). Security Quality Requirements Engineering (SQUARE) Methodology (Report). Carnegie Mellon University. doi:10.1184/R1/6583673.v1. https://kilthub.cmu.edu/articles/journal_contribution/Security_Quality_Requirements_Engineering_SQUARE_Methodology/6583673/1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lemos, Robert (July 12, 2000). "Script kiddies: The Net's cybergangs". ZDNet. https://www.zdnet.com/article/script-kiddies-the-nets-cybergangs/.
- ↑ Leyden, John (February 21, 2001). "Virus toolkits are s'kiddie menace". https://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/02/21/virus_toolkits_are_skiddie_menace/.
- ↑ Taylor, Josh (August 26, 2010). "Hackers accidentally give Microsoft their code". ZDNet.com.au. https://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-accidentally-give-microsoft-their-code/.
- ↑ Ms. Smith (August 28, 2010). "Error Reporting Oops: Microsoft, Meter Maids and Malicious Code". Privacy and Security Fanatic. Network World. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/65571.
Further reading
- Samuel Chng, Han Yu Lu, Ayush Kumar, David Yau (Mar 2022). "Hacker types, motivations and strategies: A comprehensive framework". Computers in Human Behavior Reports 5. ISSN 2451-9588. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245195882200001X. Retrieved 27 Jan 2022.
- Tapeworm (2005). 1337 h4x0r h4ndb00k. Sams Publishing. ISBN 0-672-32727-9. https://archive.org/details/1337h4x0rh4ndb000000tape.
- The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers (2005) ISBN 978-0471782667
External links
- Honeynet.org - Know Your Enemy (Essay about script kiddies) preserved at Internet Archive
- Cracking the Hacker Mindset
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