A gang of computer hackers in Romania has been arrested after allegedly stealing the personal details of 500,000 Australian credit card users in the biggest identity heist in the country's history.
The data was used to create false identities to enable 30,000 counterfeit transactions in Europe, Hong Kong, Australia and the United States amounting to more than $30m (£18.7m).
The investigation - codenamed Operation Lino - began in June 2011 when the Australian Federal Police (AFP) received a referral from an Australian financial institution relating to suspicious credit card transactions.
The AFP traced the operation to Romania where they worked with local police to identify the location of the gang who had apparently hacked into 100 small businesses in Australia to snatch the data.
The operation came to an end after armed police raided premises in Romania using explosives to blast open the front door. Inside they found significant amounts of cash, weapons and networked computer equipment.
AFP Cyber Crime Operations Commander, Glen McEwen, said the arrests were the result of significant cooperation between law enforcement and the financial industry.
"This is the largest data breach investigation ever undertaken by Australian law enforcement," he said.
"Without the cooperation of 13 other countries, along with Australia's banking and finance sector, we would not have been able to track these illegal transactions to the criminal network in Romania.
"Today's successful outcome is a culmination of 17 months of hard work with these partners, but policing is only one part of the solution to stop data compromises.
"Credit cards should be kept in a secure place, cashpoints should be checked for unusual attachments and personal details and PINs should be protected."
Australian financial institutions have reimbursed the financial losses of cardholders.
Abacus Australian Mutuals CEO Louise Petschler said the arrests demonstrate that cybercrime is a global enterprise.
"It underlines how a coordinated approach by law enforcement agencies, financial institutions, merchants and consumers can help fight card fraud," she said.
"We all have a role to play to ensure credit card transactions are safe and secure."
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