So I work as a software developer, and being involved in IT-related activities i can understand how something like this could happen... it's just that it usually doesn't and when it does it's in a movie or something. So this fellow locked out San Francisco officials from some important network. As the title says, this is one surefire way to get job security... unfortunately it'll probably also land you in jail, which is a bit of a downside to this particular plan.
In other news, a little girl in the United States figured out how to beat those pesky claw games...
How to beat the claw game