Amazon buyers are being targeted by clever scammers that either set up independent seller accounts or hijack those of already established , well-reputed sellers , then offer pricy items at unbeatable prices . In an example offered by Comparitech ’ s Lee Munson , the item in question is a big LCD TV that is usually sold at around £2,300 , but the scammer offers it at almost half the price for a “ used – like new ” item . But when the potential victim tries to buy it , Amazon throws up an error , saying that there was a problem with the item in the order . A determined buyer will try to contact the seller through Amazon ’ s in-house messaging system , but the seller will push to move the conversation off it by offering a contact email address . Munson ’ s email exchange with the scammer shows that the latter insists that by contacting them directly the problem has been solved , and that an order confirmation will be sent to the buyers ’ email address . The order confirmation looks like Attack.Phishing it came from Attack.Phishing Amazon ( it appears to come from Attack.Phishing the auto-confirm @ amazon-payments-support.co.uk email address ) , but was in fact sent Attack.Phishing by the scammer . The order instructs Attack.Phishing the user to pay via direct bank transfer , to a private bank account – seemingly through Amazon Payments , but actually not . Once the victims make the payment in the way they have been instructed , it ’ s game over . They have parted with their money , and Amazon won ’ t refund them as the payment hasn ’ t been effected through their payment system . “ Payment within the Amazon.co.uk site is the only authorised and recognised form of payment for items sold by Sellers on Amazon.co.uk . Every customer who orders on Amazon.co.uk is covered by our A-to-z guarantee ; however items paid for outside of the Amazon.co.uk Marketplace aren ’ t eligible for protection , ” the company noted , and advised customers to report this type of sellers to them . But even that is not enough to stop these scammers , and they set up new accounts almost immediately after old ones have been blocked , as evidenced in this post on a Kindle Help Forum . Obviously , Amazon must find a way to spot these schemes and take these accounts down much sooner

A new ransomware-as-a-service ( RaaS ) has reportedly emerged , offering cybercriminals on the dark web the option of using ransomware created by someone else in exchange for subscription payments . According to a report by ZDNet , independent security researcher going by the Twitter handle Xylitol uncovered the Satan malware as part of the Gen : Trojan.Heur2.FU malware family . Satan now however has been launched as part of a RaaS platform , which allows prospective cybercriminals access to ransomware in exchange for 30 % of the revenues generated . Once a victim has been infected with Satan via either malicious links or phishing campaigns Attack.Phishing , the victim 's files are encrypted and the attackers instruct Attack.Ransom the victims about ransom demands Attack.Ransom . Satan reportedly contains a HTML file that claims that restoring the encrypted files are impossible . According to researchers , this claim is not unfounded , indicating that the only way victims can regain access to their stolen files is by paying up the demanded ransom Attack.Ransom . Satan 's ransom note instructs Attack.Ransom victims to install the Tor browser and then redirected to an .onion link to make the ransom payments . The ransom amount varies according to the specification of the cybercriminals using the RaaS platform . Those interested in the RaaS ' services must connect a Bitcoin wallet to their account and point out a cost for decryption . Satan RaaS comes with several features , including fee payment records , transaction tracking , ransomware version releases and more . The platform provides hackers with tips on how to customise ransomware demands . Satan also helps hackers learn how to set up gateway proxies , and how to test their malware on systems . The platform also provides hackers with the option of translating their malware into different languages .