Are today’s ‘script kiddies’ tomorrow’s leading cyber experts?
Children don’t need much code skill to perform damaging cyberattacks. In hacker:HUNTER The kids episode 2, hear original testimony from a child hacker – a ‘script kiddie’ or ‘skiddie:’ how and why he attacked his school, stealing and exposing private information.
Despite increasing damage from their hacks, experts think script kiddies shouldn’t be thrown in jail – instead, they could be nurtured to be future cyber leaders.
A Kaspersky and Euronews production with:
Mike Jones, Security Researcher.
Alexander Urbelis, Cybersecurity Lawyer, Crowell and Moring.
Ghostexodus, former black hat hacker turned humanitarian activist.
Dr. Kelli Dunlap Clinical Psychologist and Game Designer.
Christian Funk, Head of GReAT, Kaspersky Germany.
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