Script kiddie
Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 2: Securing Spaces
A low-skilled adversary who uses tools developed by others without understanding how they work, often for money or recognition.
Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 2.1.B.1
Why it matters in Unit 2
They rely on known vulnerabilities, so patching stops most of them.
Example
A teenager downloads a ready-made attack tool to knock a game server offline.
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