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Script kiddies used to mean someone who downloaded a DOS tool for example and ran it. As far as I know Google didn't release such a tool, nor is one available.
by cmdrfred 10y ago
Script kiddies used to mean someone who downloaded a DOS tool for example and ran it. As far as I know Google didn't release such a tool, nor is one available. Did the definition change?
- Shanea93 10y agoThat's my understanding of the popular usage, however I have noticed people also using it to refer to people who take advantage of known security issues using "simplistic" programming languages and techniques. IE, a script kiddie is more likely to use python or php to SQL inject than to execute a timing attack against a crypto library.
- thinkMOAR 10y agoWhy a 'dos' tool? They download 'scripts/utils' and simply use them and call themselves hackers. They don't always do a denial of service attack. That never changed, but perhaps you never learned it correctly. Telling the world about vulnerabilities is a knife that cuts on two sides. Inform users about security. Inform wankers how to abuse stuff.
- cmdrfred 10y agoJust an example: "someone who downloaded a DOS tool for example"