Sentence:  According to Leahy, programs allowed out of the United States are "so weak that, according to a January 1996 study conducted by world-renowned cryptographers, a <WSD>pedestrian hacker</WSD> can crack the codes in a matter of hours. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A typical hacker; a person who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access without using extraordinary equipment or brilliance.