cloud

n. Somewhere you don't want to put your files. Insecure centralized location,
usually administered by a megacorporation.

The term "cloud computing" became popular after about 2010 to refer to putting
your files onto a centralized server system which you don't own and have no
control over - thereby exposing your data to numerous threats and "third party
doctrine" legal disputes.

The rise of cloud computing also eliminated many system administrator jobs
within small companies, which had been a traditional source of income for many
hackers. Companies could make their sysadmins redundant, but now a bigger
megacorp controlled their asses.

When hackers use "the cloud" it's a server which they have root on, and client
side encryption may be used to ensure that whoever is administering the
server can't get access to the data.