A shortened, slightly dismissive form of 'script kiddie' — someone who uses pre-written hacking tools or exploits without understanding how they work, purely for the notoriety or damage they can cause. In hacker culture, skiddies are near the bottom of the prestige hierarchy, regarded with contempt by those with genuine technical skill.
The attack was sloppy work — probably just some skiddie running a downloaded tool.
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(internet slang) A script kiddie.
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