Forget stealing data -- these hackers broke into Amazon's cloud to mine bitcoin (AMZN)

Jenny Mealing/Flickr Moneymay not grow on trees, but apparently, it can grow in Amazon Web Services (AWS). A report from the security intelligence group RedLockfound at least two companies which had their AWS cloud services compromised by hackers who wanted nothing more than to use the computer power to mine the cryptocurrency bitcoin. The hackers ultimately got access to Amazon's cloud servers after discovering that their administration consoles weren't password protected. "Upon deeper analysis...