How a porch piracy gang stole thousands of iPhones in a sophisticated crime spree
A crime ring successfully stole thousands of iPhones being delivered to customers, using a combination of scraping delivery tracker sites and occasional bribery to pull it off.
Porch pirates are often thought to consist of opportunist criminals stealing deliveries from neighbors. But, like other crimes, it has evolved into a sophisticated enterprise, optimized for maximum results.
One group taken down by law enforcement demonstrates how much effort it took for a team of individuals to steal thousands of iPhones across the United States. It was a feat primarily accomplished with a technological assist, aided by bribery.
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