Apple offered the AirTag to its customers so that they are not helplessin case they lose their stuff. Whether for luggage during a plane trip, or for an everyday valuable object, the Apple tag has made a place for itself among Apple customers.
But the tracker is unfortunately misused by people with bad intentions. Initially, the first illegal use which caused a lot of talk concerned women followed by thugs. They manage to discreetly slip an AirTag into their victims' belongings, then will be able to locate them and take action later. Apple has taken action against this, however, as now users are given a notification if a foreign AirTag is near them.
They find AirTags in their car
According to multiple reports, a Burlington resident had the unpleasant surprise of finding an AirTag in his vehicle. Normally, you place one in your car to find it in the event of theft, but here, it's the opposite.
Returning from Montreal, after visiting his relatives, a young man named Ethan Yang was notified that a foreign AirTag was nearby. When this happens, there is an option to beep the foreign beacon in order to find it. This time, the beacon was placed in the vehicle's grille.
Another known phenomenon, but which has been gaining momentum in Canada for some time, iscar theft using an Apple tag.
The phenomenon is spreading
According to cyber analyst Ryan McIlverty, the maneuver has long been known to local police departments, but there is currently a spike in activity on this type of theft. As MacRumors reports:
Montreal criminals use AirTags to track cars, steal them, then sell them abroad. It's also possible that AirTags could be used to tag cars as part of an effort to smuggle drugs across the border.
In order to combat this type of phenomenon, Apple and Google have joined forces to offera new security standard for GPS beacons.
