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In hacker culture a '''script kiddie''' or '''skiddie''',<ref name="Reg01"/> (also known as ''skid'', ''script bunny'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spywareguide.com/term_show.php?id=92 |title=''Script bunny'' - definition|publisher=SpywareGuide.com}}</ref> ''script kitty'',<ref>Baldwin, Clare; Christie, Jim (July 9, 2009). [http://in.reuters.com/article/idINTRE5680CC20090709 "Cyber attacks may not have come from North Korea"]. San Francisco; Reuters.com.</ref>) are unskilled individuals who use [[scripting language|script]]s or programs developed by others to attack computer systems and networks and [[Website defacement|deface websites]]. It is generally assumed that script kiddies are juveniles who lack the ability to write sophisticated hacking programs or exploits on their own, and that their objective is to try to impress their friends or gain credit in computer-enthusiast communities.<ref name="zdnet">{{cite web| last=Lemos| first=Robert| date=July 12, 2000|url=http://www.zdnet.com/script-kiddies-the-nets-cybergangs-3002080125/|oldurl=http://www.zdnet.com/news/script-kiddies-the-nets-cybergangs/96163| publisher=[[ZDNet]]| title=Script kiddies: The Net's cybergangs| accessdate=2007-04-24}}</ref> The term is typically pejorative.

==Characteristics==