Four former UPS workers at a Louisville facility have been charged with stealing more than $150,000 worth of Apple products while on the…
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Apple products worth $320,000 recovered after being stolen in Pennsylvania, 6 charged
Pennsylvania State Police recovered a tractor-trailer load of stolen Apple merchandise—valued in the hundreds of thousands…
Apple’s iPhone is four-times more likely to be stolen than an Android phone
Even smartphone thieves don’t want Android phones. An iPhone is four-times more likely to be stolen than an Android phone, but Apple…
UK police break up criminal gang suspected of smuggling stolen iPhones to China
London police dismantled a criminal gang suspected of smuggling 40,000 stolen iPhones to China, marking their largest iPhone theft…
Taiwan charges three in TSMC trade secret theft investigation
Prosecutors have charged three individuals with allegedly stealing trade secrets from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.…
iPhone porch pirates arrested; allegedly used bribes to steal thousands of iPhones
In a sophisticated scheme that blended old-school corruption with modern technology, a crime ring of iPhone porch pirates managed…
Six Apple employees accused of tricking Apple into matching donations they never made
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged six former employees of Apple Inc., for a scheme in which they tricked the…
After multiple package thefts, she mailed herself an Apple AirTag as bait. It worked
Two suspected mail thieves were thwarted by a Santa Barbara woman with Apple AirTag who was fed up with her mail being repeatedly stolen…
$30,000 worth of counterfeit Apple products found in traffic stop, deputies say
During a routine search of the vehicle, deputies found a significant amount of counterfeit Apple products valued around $30,000…
Apple sues former engineer for leaking products he hated
Apple filed a lawsuit earlier this month against former software engineer Andrew Aude, alleging he leaked info about products he hated…
UPS worker accused of stealing, reselling $1.3 million worth of Apple products
Every year, when our iPhones arrive on our doorstep, we wonder if the delivery person knows what, and the value of what, they’re delivering…
Family uses Apple AirTag to track down stolen luggage and suspect
The Gavino family, while on vacation in the North Carolina mountains, used an Apple AirTag to track down their stolen luggage and the suspect…
Carjackers reject Android phone for not being a real iPhone
A man in Northwest D.C. was approached by two armed men who proceeded to take everything he had in his pockets — except his Android phone…
Washington D.C. police commander: AirTag your $2,000 Canada Goose jacket to deter thieves
Last winter, George Washington University sent out an alert about a string of Canada Goose jacket thefts and robberies that are continuing…
Apple AirTags stalking led to financial ruin and murders, California class action lawsuit claims
This month, more than three dozen people who were allegedly terrorized by stalkers using Apple AirTags have joined a class-action lawsuit…
Apple AirTag tracks down gravesite thieves who stole $62,000 worth of bronze vases
Hundreds of gravesites in Texas were robbed of tens of thousands of dollars worth of bronze vases, but an Apple AirTag helped police track…
New Hampshire man pleads guilty to transporting stolen Apple products worth $2 million
A Nashua, New Hampshire man has pleaded guilty to transporting stolen Apple products in federal court. Guangwei “William” Wu, 30…
Apple to replace closed Northlake Mall store with Birkdale Village store in North Carolina
Apple permanently shut down its retail stores in Charlotte, North Carolina, after the mall suffered at least three shootings in…
Apple catches prolific leaker ‘Analyst941,’ fires his sister
Apple has identified Twitter user @analyst941 (and his sister, who is now an ex-Apple employee), who has of late been revealing information…
UK man pleads guilty to hijacking accounts including Apple and Elon Musk
A British man has pleaded guilty over his role in schemes to hack the Twitter accounts including Apple and Elon Musk, as well as stealing…
Apple co-founder Woz concerned about potential misuse of A.I.
Apple co-founder Steve “Woz” Wozniak has warned that artificial intelligence (A.I.) could make scams and misinformation harder to spot…
Two Chicago men arrested in $1.1 million armored truck armed robbery, thanks to Apple AirTag
Police tracked down two Chicago men accused in connection with an armored truck robbery Tuesday, thanks to an Apple AirTag hidden inside…
NYC mayor asks people to put Apple AirTags in their cars to help find stolen vehicles
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is asking residents to use Apple AirTags to help fight vehicle theft. The mayor made the request on Sunday…
Former Apple employee sentenced to prison for defrauding Apple of more than $17 million
Dhirendra Prasad was sentenced to serve three years in prison and ordered to pay $19,270,683 in restitution for conspiring to defraud Apple …
Man pleads not guilty to murder charge, injuring 22 others in Massachusetts Apple store crash
A man who prosecutors allege drove his SUV into a Massachusetts Apple Store last November, killing one person and “seriously injuring” 22…
Burglars cut hole in wall of coffee shop bathroom to break into Apple Store, take $500,000 in items
Burglars stole more than 400 devices from the Apple store at Alderwood Mall in Washington state cut through the bathroom wall of…
Texas man tracks stolen truck with AirTag, kills suspected thief
The man is not expected to face charges after his car was stolen and a confrontation with the suspected thief aided by an Apple AirTag item…
Woman loses AirPods on a plane, tracks them to airport worker’s home
A U.S. woman left her AirPods on a plane at San Francisco International Airport. She tracked them to an airport worker’s home…
Apple permanently shutters retail store in Charlotte, North Carolina after multiple mall shootings
Apple has permanently shut down its retail stores in Charlotte, NC, after the mall where it’s located suffered at least three shootings in…
Tennessee man allegedly used Apple AirTag to stalk ex-wife
A man in Tennessee was charged after he allegedly admitted to placing an Apple AirTag on his ex-wife’s car so that he could stalk her…
Boyfriend tries tracking girlfriend with Apple AirTag, now he’s the ex-boyfriend
A now ex-boyfriend who tried to track his 19-year-old girlfriend with an Apple AirTag succeeded at making her feel “sick to her stomach.”
Apple AirTag alerts Texas woman to unwanted tracking
Some criminals have used AirTags to stalk and harass people. In Texas, a woman was recently notified of an AirTag that was found under her…
Apple’s ‘Find My’ app tracks down AirPods Pro allegedly stolen by Quebec hotel employee
A Toronto woman says she used Apple’s Find My app on her iPhone so that Quebec police could track down her Apple AirPods after an employee…
Iowa man accused of stalking victim using Apple AirTags
A Bettendorf, Iowa man was arrested for allegedly placing Apple AirTags on a woman’s car and using the item trackers to stalk her…
Victims of Apple Store crash file lawsuits claiming negligence
Two victims injured when a car drove into an Apple Store in Hingham, Massachusetts filed lawsuits this week claiming various development…
Man robbed of $95,000 worth of iPhones outside Apple Store Fifth Avenue
A man carrying 300 iPhones, worth some $95,000, was beaten and robbed near Apple Fifth Avenue early Monday morning, NYC police said…
Driver in deadly Hingham Apple Store crash claims it was accident
The man accused of crashing an SUV through the front window of an Apple Store in Hingham, Massachusetts said his foot got stuck on the gas…
Driver in deadly Massachusetts Apple Store crash arrested, charged with reckless homicide
Prosecutors announced Tuesday they have arrested 53-year-old Bradley Rein after an SUV crashed through an Apple Store in Hingham, killing…
Bound, gagged, and buried alive survivor’s Apple Watch helped save her more than once
According to police documents, the Washington woman who used her Apple Watch to make a desperate 911 call while bound and gagged…
Man steals Macs in brazen armed robbery of Virginia Apple Retail Store
Police are on the lookout for a suspect described as “a black male in his 20s” after a man with a gun robbed Apple Store Clarendon in…
Former Apple employee admits defrauding company out of more than $17 million
A former Apple employee pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding the tech giant out of more than $17 million over seven years, federal…
Apple’s iPhone trade-in program has a major flaw – theft in transit
Apple’s iPhone trade-in program has a major flaw: Apple relies on third-parties to collect and deliver customers’ old iPhones which…
