<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> In programming and hacking culture, a script kiddie or skiddie is an unskilled individual who uses scripts or programs developed by others to attack computer systems and networks and deface websites . It is generally assumed that script kiddies are juveniles who lack the ability to write sophisticated programs or exploits on their own and that their objective is to try to impress their friends or gain credit in computer - enthusiast communities . However, the term does not relate to the actual age of the participant . The term is generally considered to be pejorative . </P> <P> In a Carnegie Mellon report prepared for the U.S. Department of Defense in 2005, script kiddies are defined as </P>

Type of attackers who are sometimes called script-kiddies