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Hacker crash reports send code to Microsoft

...said. "It's amazing how much stuff we get. "The first thing [script kiddies] do is fire off all these attacks at Microsoft.com," he... Read more

26 August, 2010 by Josh Taylor

When is a hack not a hack?

...thing; big corporations like IBM like to talk about these guys. Reformed script kiddies who have seen the light and now drive M-series BMWs... Read more

28 June, 2010

Can we really stop script kiddies

...media didn't cover viruses and other exploits, the hackers, crackers, and script kiddies have their own propaganda machine. Several viruses now contain "greetz," messages... Read more

17 May, 2002 by Robert Vamosi

Experts question US vs China 'cyberwar'

Real cyberwar or just a slanging match between Chinese and US script-kiddies? While hostilities between American and Chinese Web site crackers looks likely... Read more

4 May, 2001 by Will Knight

Silence the best security policy

...security holes to the public and stop creating tools for so-called "script kiddies" to exploit the holes. "Full disclosure is creating armies and armies... Read more

27 July, 2000 by Robert Lemos

Script kiddies: The Net's cybergangs

...but security experts refer to them as ankle-biters, packet monkeys and script kiddies -- denigrating them for their lack of skill. Yet, like a pirate... Read more

13 July, 2000 by Robert Lemos

CERT to disclose software flaws

...to exploit the holes. "Full disclosure is creating armies and armies of script kiddies," said Ranum at the Black Hat Security Briefings in July. He... Read more

9 October, 2000 by Robert Lemos

Hackers: Uncle Sam wants you!

...Money was one of four US government officials that told hackers and script kiddies to be all they can be. "It might be viewed as... Read more

31 July, 2000 by Robert Lemos

Roundup: The summer of hacking

...policy Thu, 27 Jul Well-meaning hackers are creating an army of "script kiddies" by making security holes public, says a speaker at the Black... Read more

13 July, 2000 by ZDNet

Worried about Kournikova virus? Read This

You opened that pesky 'photo file' expecting to see a picture of tennis star Anna. Instead you got infected with a nasty virus. Luckily, ZDNet is here to help Read more

13 February, 2001 by ZDNet

2000 Roundup: Cybercrime goes global

2000 showed just what damage cybercrime can do. It is now a global problem Read more

26 December, 2000 by Will Knight

Script kiddies learn grown-up hacking techniques

SQL injection hacking techniques are starting to be used by script kiddies -- inexperienced hackers with limited technical skills -- who are learning from a... Read more

13 January, 2005 by Dan Ilet

Let the script kiddies play in the sandbox

Ever heard of sandboxing? It's a technology that safeguards your PC from viruses by running them in a protected environment, so they can't harm your data. Read more

22 March, 2002 by Robert Vamosi

Turning script kiddies into programmers

How can you interest young people in the noble professions of programming and computer security while discouraging the glamorous world of illegal hacking? It's not easy Read more

22 January, 2002 by Robert Vamosi

Grey Hats, Black Hats, and Script Kiddies

Most of these guys are kids who don't always think through the consequences of their actions Read more

5 April, 2000 by David Raikow

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