In a bold move that has raised more than a few eyebrows in the tech world, a daring group of cyber-visionaries has launched a high-altitude cryptocurrency excavation project. Apparently inspired by a cloud-gazing session gone awry, these digital entrepreneurs decided the fastest way to mine their digital gold was to hitch a ride on Amazon’s cloud infrastructure, courtesy of some ‘borrowed’ IAM credentials.

The campaign, humorously dubbed ‘Sky-High Coin Heist’ by those in the know, saw hackers employing bewildering persistence techniques—perhaps persistence of hope that they wouldn’t get spotted by the very tools designed to catch them. Observers note that the tactics involved were so persistently novel that even the automated security systems needed a double-take to download the latest update of ‘What the Hack?’

Despite the minor hiccup of not owning the cloud they’re mining on, the aspiring millionaires managed to evade detection for an impressive few minutes. This incident has undoubtedly left AWS customers pondering if the real gold rush is in the cloud or in inventing new ways to creatively avoid paying web hosting fees. Rumor has it, Bezos is considering adding a ‘crypto internship’ service to AWS, complete with certificates of participation and a lifetime ban badge.