script kiddie

British  

noun

1. slang a child or teenager who gains illegal access to computer systems, often by using hacking programs downloaded from the internet

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Example Sentences

“Like, is this going to be a state actor? Is it going to be a disgruntled employee? Is it going to be, you know, a script kiddie in a basement?”

From Los Angeles Times

“This could be done by any script kiddie,” he said, using a term for an unsophisticated hacker relying on widely available software.

From New York Times

According to InfoWorld, “Every independently audited voting computer has been shown to contain numerous, basic, easy-to-exploit vulnerabilities. A fresh report from the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology puts it succinctly. “Voter machines, technically, are so riddled with vulnerabilities that even an upstart script kiddie could wreak havoc.”

From New York Times

How long before a terrorist or a script kiddie decides to aim one at a cell tower or electrical substation, just to see what happens?

From The New Yorker

The database contains a lot of script kiddie comments about the need for PayPal; they don’t seem to get Bitcoin.

From Forbes