Apple AirTags are linked to a rise in automated theft

AirTags is a device that allows you to locate a lost object using a gigantic network of iPhones. However, the search network can be used for good, but also for evil.

According to a Canadian police report, these devices are used to aid in car theft.

AirTags are used to detect stolen cars
Apple AirTags are being used in a growing number of car thefts in Canada, according to local police.
the second release From York Regional Police, investigators have identified a new method used by thieves to identify and steal sophisticated vehicles that take advantage of AirTag's tracking capabilities.
Although the method of vehicle theft is largely conventional, AirTag's goal is to track a sophisticated vehicle to the victim's home, where it can be stolen from the driveway.





Since September 2021, in the York area alone, police officers have investigated five incidents in which suspects used AirTags in sophisticated vehicle thefts.
As we've explained, thieves target any particularly valuable vehicles they find in public places and parking lots by placing the AirTag in an area out of sight, such as a trailer hitch or fuel cap, in the hope that the vehicle owner won't discover it.

Users should act when alerted by anti-tracking
Thieves have no way to disable Apple's anti-tracking features that alert users when an unfamiliar nearby AirTag tracks their location, but not all victims receive or act Based on notification, or you have an iPhone.
While only five thefts have been directly linked to AirTags so far, more than 2,000 vehicles have been stolen across the region in the past year, and the problem is likely to extend to other locations and countries around the world.
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Police expect AirTags to be used more widely in an increasing number of vehicle thefts in the future.
AirTags are invaluable and Apple has tightened its grip on unconventional use.  As we have seen recently, the Cupertino company has added a profile New Jobs To a search application that interacts with locator tags.

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