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I had a similar story, though not as technically amusing. In HS I noticed that our copies of MS Office allowed macros, i.e. you could run any VB you wanted. Of course, even in the horror that is VBA, you can easily run escalated privileges (e.g. installers). I made the mistake of showing one friend how to install ROMs (I just use it for winamp + a CD from home, because I was 1337 enough to have bought a $400 2X CD-RW). Needless to say, it spread like wildfire and I found myself in front of a dean and the IT director.

Thankfully, that Dean (a) liked me and (b) had a disdain for the drowning bureaucracy that was public high school. So, I explained everything, explained how it was because the IT guy (who was 3ft away) was incompetent, and said I had no intention of hurting anybody. I apologized for not reporting it directly.

That probably is what helped me get into IT/ITsec, because I wasn't punished for being curious.