AirTags are being used to steal carsWhat you need to know
AirTags are being used to steal cars.
The York Regional Police have worked on five cases since September where an AirTag was involved.
Apple still has a lot of work to do with safety and privacy here.
Apple's AirTags are being used by car thieves to track down high-end vehicles.
In a new report released by the York Regional Police in Ontario, Canada, the department is warning about a new method that car thieves are using to identify the vehicles they want to steal: AirTags. According to the report, the suspects leave an AirTag on a vehicle, track it to a residence, and then steal it from the victim's driveway.
Since September 2021, officers have investigated five incidents where suspects have placed small tracking devices on high-end vehicles so they can later locate and steal them. Brand name 'air tags' are placed in out-of-sight areas of the target vehicles when they are parked in public places like malls or parking lots. Thieves then track the targe...
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AirTags are being used to steal cars
