What’s New: A truck hijacking using GPS spoofers that made the news because it was of celebrity chef Guy Fieri’s brand of tequila.
Why It’s Important: It illustrates one of the uses of relatively inexpensive, simple to use GPS spoofing devices.
What Else to Know:
- The government of Mexico says GPS “jammers,” which probably also includes spoofers, are used in 85% of cargo thefts.
- In 2020 the Mexico made it illegal to own or use such devices. There are criminal penalties.
- We have made no such measurements, to the best of our knowledge, and have no such criminal provisions in the United States.
- We have seen warnings to industry from the FBI and CBP about theft of pharmaceuticals and other high value cargo, but are unsure that anything proactive is being done on this in the U.S.
Thanks to alert member Rob Crane for calling this to our attention.
Guy Fieri reports $1 million worth of his tequila was stolen by hijackers
AREDO, Texas (WKRC) – Guy Fieri reported that nearly $1 million worth of his tequila was stolen when the trucks carrying it disappeared after being hijacked.
In an interview with PEOPLE, Guy Fieri described how him and his business partner, musician Sammy Hagar, were confused and frustrated after 24,240 bottles of their Santo tequila disappeared…
According to an incident report obtained by PEOPLE, neither truck arrived at its intended location on time, prompting further investigation. Johanson found that the GPS trackers had likely been spoofed by the hijackers to make the company believe the trucks were in the right place, when in reality the goods were “illegally double brokered” to other carriers.
