FYI...

Amazon cloud used by hacks...
- http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-0...om-server.html
2011-05-13 - "Amazon’s Web Services cloud-computing unit was used by hackers in last month’s attack against Sony's online entertainment systems, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Hackers using an alias signed up to rent a server through Amazon’s EC2 service and launched the attack from there, said the person, who requested anonymity because the information is confidential. The account has been shut down, the person said. The development sheds light on how hackers used the so- called cloud to carry out the second-biggest online theft of personal information to date... The hackers didn’t break into the Amazon servers, the person said. Rather, they signed up for the service just as a legitimate company would, using fake information... The Federal Bureau of Investigation will likely subpoena Amazon as part of its investigation process..."