Jared Kushner’s iPhone Reportedly Hacked; a major heist of Apple products in India; and an investigation concluded after a council member found an AirTag on his car, all in this week’s Apple Crime Blotter.
The latest from an occasional AppleInsider series that looks at the world of crime linked to Apple.
Looters at the Apple Store in France stole iPhones
People who steal iPhones from Apple Stores often quickly find that the devices are unusable. During social unrest and looting, this can happen to multiple people at the same time.
Second The New York Postthis is what happened in mid-October, during the riots in France.
Iphone flying pills are aimed at everyone
my message… https://t.co/QcWBeB9bfE
– Spartiat (@_Spartiat) October 21, 2026
According to at least one viral video found by the newspaper, the looters received the message with a French translation of “Please return your device to Apple Lille. This device has been disabled and is being monitored. Local authorities will be notified.”
The Apple Store in Lille was one of many luxury businesses that suffered looting or damage during the riots.
Jared Kushner’s iPhone has reportedly been hacked
An iPhone Vanity Fair.
The book, by Matthew Cole, is titled Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East. Kushner forcefully rejected her claims and threatened to sue the magazine.
Second Vanity Fairthe MIVD “found a vulnerability in the iPhone that allowed them access,” allowing them to see Kushner’s screen when he used the device, including what the report said was his access to a Middle Eastern slush fund account.
Alejandro Brito, an attorney for Kushner, issued a lengthy denial of the allegations, saying that “Mr. Kushner does not know whether his iPhone was hacked or monitored while he served in the White House.”
70 iPhones, 20 iPads and 36 Apple Watches kidnapped in India
A trio of masked thieves broke into Ingram Micro’s warehouse in Ahmedabad, India, and stole around 70 iPhones, 36 Apple Watches and other items. India today reported.
Electronic gadgets worth around 1 crore were stolen from an Ingram Micro warehouse in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. CCTV footage reportedly shows masked thieves entering the premises at night.
The stolen items include 70 iPhones, 36 Apple Watches, iPads, Dell and HP laptops and other accessories. The incident has put warehouse security in focus as the investigation into the theft continues.
#Ahmedabad #TheftNews #AppleProducts #TheCSRJournal
– The CSR Journal (@thecsrjournal), October 26, 2026
The stolen goods were worth Rs 1 crore, or over $100,000 in US dollars. The breakdown, according to the report, was “40 iPhone 17 units, 30 iPhone 16 units, 15 Dell laptops, and 11 HP laptops,” along with 36 Apple Watches, 20 iPad keyboards, iPad Pro devices, and laptop bags.
Man arrested for fraud while using an old iPhone with multiple iCloud accounts
Police in Greenwich, Connecticut, arrested a New York man in mid-August and accused him of using an older model iPhone, loaded with multiple iCloud accounts, which were “loaded with suspected fraudulent funds.”
According to the Free Greenwich Pressafter the man was arrested, a search of his car uncovered “nine older iPhone models, 17 FedEx shipping receipts, and six new iPhone 18 Pros.”
He has been charged with several crimes, including Identity Theft 3, Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft 3, Identity Theft 3, Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft 3, Criminal Identity Theft, and Conspiracy to Commit/Criminal Identity Theft.
The investigation into the AirTag found on the councilor’s car has concluded
As we reported in early October, a Lowell, Ark., city councilwoman found an AirTag on her vehicle and later learned that it was registered to a phone number with the same four digits as the city’s mayor.
Now, 5 News online reported that the sheriff’s office has concluded its investigation into the matter.
The investigation concluded that the AirTag belonged to Mayor Chris Moore. However, he remained attached to his cat, which was free to roam the neighborhood.
Investigators concluded that no evidence was found that Moore had placed the AirTag on Councilwoman Emilee Reach’s car, or that “there was no probable cause to support the allegations of stalking or harassment.”
Serbian dissidents’ iPhones targeted
This year Professor Vladan Oki, rector of the University of Belgrade and a major supporter of the Serbian student movement, was hacked with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. This is what emerges from a report by The Citizen Lab.
Citizen Lab performed forensic analysis on OKI’s iPhone and found that it was likely infected by Pegasus software via a zero-click exploit.
Another Serbian figure, prosecutor Rade Baji, received an Apple threat notification, indicating that he had also been targeted with the Pegasus software.
A Miami man has been charged after the victim tracked down a stolen iPhone
A 23-year-old man was accused of breaking into a vehicle and stealing a bag containing an iPhone and two tablets. He was caught after the victim tracked down his stolen iPhone.
Second NBC Miamithe theft occurred while the victim was at Costco. After realizing the items were gone, he checked Find My iPhone and called the police. Police went to the accused thief’s home and found the backpack in the back seat of a car.
Police charged the man with burglary of an unoccupied conveyance.
iCloud search leads to arrest of Texas singer from pedophile material
A prominent San Antonio-area singer has been arrested on charges of possession of child pornography. Second News 4 Sant’AntonioFelix Roberto Juarez, 52, who performs under the name Felix Truvere, was charged with a first-degree felony count of possession of child pornography.
The material was captured, police said, while a detective investigating a separate case was examining Juarez’s iCloud account. They later obtained a warrant.
