Apple’s AirTag item trackers are being used by car thieves in Canada to help them track the location of certain cars they want to steal.
According to the Insurance Bureau of Canada, the country has a problem with car thefts. In 2022, the bureau reported that 105,000 cars were stolen in the country. And that number might have risen last year and could continue higher this year thanks in part to the Apple Air Tag. The small round item tracker has become a tool of choice for auto thieves looking to fill requests to deliver certain cars.
We first noticed how Air Tag units were being used in Canada to steal cars back in 2021 when they were placed on high-end vehicles by criminals who would use their iPhones to locate these cars late at night and steal them. And now it seems that criminals in Montreal are using AirTag item trackers to locate certain vehicles that are in demand by car thieves either for parts or to turn around and sell.
AppleInsider published the story about Ethan Yang who was driving back home to Massachusetts after visiting family in Montreal when he received a notification on his iPhone.
