Hacking for Grades - With Permission!
A high school student in California hacked into the grading system of his school. The twist here is that it was part of a research project, and he had permission to try. It turned out the password was the secretary’s first name (d’oh!), so it wasn’t too hard. You can read the whole story here:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/12/17/student.hack/index.html