The US is accusing an alleged member of a Russian smuggling network of using AirTags to stalk his now ex-wife, 404 Media reported based on a recently unsealed indictment. According to court documents, Tajikistan citizen Ibodullo Muhiddinov Numanovich likely smuggled his ex-wife into the US through the network he supposedly worked for. He was indicted by a grand jury in May for one count of stalking by putting his ex-wife, referred to as S.K.
Recently, consumers and government officials have raised alarms about the risks that abusive romantic partners could track their significant others or exes through internet-connected vehicles. In this case, Numanovich allegedly put seven AirTags on a car that S.K. used between March and April this year. They were concealed all over the car, according to the government, including in the casing of the side mirror and under the front bumper.