Europol’s ‘Global Airport Action’ targeted criminals who bought plane tickets online with fake or stolen credit card details. The European police agency said fraud costs the airline industry $1bn (639m) per year. Many of those arrested in the latest operation were repeat offenders who had been previously arrested at airports. Europol Director Rob Wainwright hailed the operation as a success: ‘This is another example of law enforcement and the private sector working seamlessly together, to prevent and fight cybercrime'”]
Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/12/01/airport-busts-for-118-credit-card-fraudsters/