{"id":1172786,"date":"2021-12-30T14:04:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T19:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1172786"},"modified":"2021-12-30T14:04:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T19:04:24","slug":"crooks-use-apple-airtag-tracking-devices-in-crimes-from-stalking-to-car-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crooks-use-apple-airtag-tracking-devices-in-crimes-from-stalking-to-car-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Crooks Use Apple &#039;AirTag&#039; Tracking Devices in Crimes from Stalking to Car Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcrooks-use-apple-airtag-tracking-devices-in-crimes-from-stalking-to-car-theft%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1172786&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Criminals are continuing to use Apple AirTag tracking devices to track and target victims in crimes ranging from car theft to stalking. One cybersecurity expert commented:&nbsp;\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s any question that Apple\u2019s AirTags are being used for stalking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Breitbart News has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tech\/2021\/12\/08\/police-crooks-are-using-apple-airtag-trackers-to-target-vehicles-for-theft\/\">previously reported<\/a> that criminals were using AirTag&nbsp;tracking devices produced by Apple to aid in the theft of vehicles.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_19055130\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/12\/AP21110664593121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19055130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AP21110664593121-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this illustration photographed in La Habra, Calif., the AirTag tracking device is introduced during a virtual event held to announce new Apple products, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (AP Photo\/Jae C. Hong)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17110922\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1169071737.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17110922\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1169071737.jpg\" alt=\"cordon\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cordon tape seals off an active crime scene. (File photo: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yrp.ca\/en\/Modules\/News\/index.aspx?feedId=eec058e4-5b49-437f-89cd-d222d7465de7&amp;newsId=167fa5b3-3583-431d-8cc0-91e49aee3bff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">blog post,<\/a>&nbsp;investigators with the York Regional Police Auto and Cargo Theft Unit warned residents that they have&nbsp;\u201cidentified a new method being used by thieves to track and steal high-end vehicles\u201d in the area. The blog post states:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>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 \u2018air tags\u2019 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 targeted vehicles to the victim\u2019s residence, where they are stolen from the driveway.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Suspects have reportedly been placing the AirTags in \u201cout of sight\u201d areas of cars such as the inside of gas caps or various other crevices. After following their targets home, the criminals are reportedly able to hack the ignition of the vehicles with an electronic device \u201ctypically used by mechanics to reprogram the factory setting\u201d before stealing the car from the driveway of its owner.<\/p>\n<p>NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/apple-airtag-showing-up-crimes-rcna9416\">now reports<\/a>&nbsp;that criminals are continuing to use the devices, telling the story of one woman who was alerted via her iPhone that an AirTag was \u201cFound Moving With You.\u201d The woman, worried to go home for fear of someone tracking her, stayed somewhere else for the night before having someone search her car. An Apple AirTag was found attached inside a wheel well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt bothers me cause no matter how safe women try to be (I was NEVER alone, parked somewhere well lit, etc\u2026) it doesn\u2019t matter if someone truly wishes to harm you,\u201d the woman said.<\/p>\n<p>Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital privacy group based in San Francisco, commented on the situation stating:&nbsp;\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s any question that Apple\u2019s AirTags are being used for stalking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/apple-airtag-showing-up-crimes-rcna9416\">NBC News here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News covering issues of free speech and online censorship. Follow him on Twitter&nbsp;<\/i><i><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/lucasnolan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@LucasNolan<\/a>&nbsp;<\/i><i>or contact via secure email at the address&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"mailto:lucasnolan@protonmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">lucasnolan@protonmail.com<\/a><\/i><i><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Criminals are continuing to use Apple AirTag tracking devices to track and target victims in crimes ranging from car theft to stalking. One cybersecurity expert commented:\u00a0\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s any &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1172786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1172786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172786\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1172786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1172786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1172786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}