An influencer and sports model alleged that a stranger slipped an Apple AirTag into her coat to track her in New York

• Instagram influencer Brooks Nader said she was tracked using an Apple AirTag, Today reported.
• AirTags are "designed to discourage unwanted tracking," according to Apple's website.

The influencer and Sports Illustrated model Brooks Nader alleged in a series of Instagram stories on Thursday that someone tried to track her in NYC using an Apple AirTag, CBS News reported.

She said a stranger placed the small, circular Bluetooth device that can be attached to personal possessions like keys and tracked using Apple's "Find My" app in her coat while she was at a bar, Today reported.

Nader, who has over 830,000 Instagram followers, said she didn't realize an AirTag was planted on her until hours later, when she was walking home at 11:30 p.m. and received a notification that someone had been tracking her for a while, according to a purported Instagram story shared by The Independent.

"It was the scariest, scariest moment ever," she said in the purported clip.

Nader did not respond to a request for comment.

When asked about Nader's situation, an Apple spokesperson told Insider that AirTags are designed with "proactive features to discourage unwanted tracking" and that people who feel like their safety is at risk "are encouraged to contact local law enforcement who can work with Apple" to provide information about the device.

AirTags, which Apple released in April 2021, will send notifications and make sounds if the AirTag is separated from the person it's registered to after a period of time, according to the company's website. In June, Apple reduced the period of time the device could be away from its owner before emitting a beeping noise from 3 days to 1 day or less, CNET reported.

Others have alleged that they've been unknowingly tracked using AirTags.

In December, Canadian police released a warning that people were allegedly using AirTags to break into and steal luxury vehicles.

In September, the TikToker "kimbreezeh" made a video saying she received a notification that an AirTag had been following her for multiple hours, and that she couldn't find the device.

Earlier that month, the TikTok influencer Ashley Scarlett made a video saying she found an AirTag hidden under her license plate and showed the device. Both TikTokers did not respond to requests for comment.