Hackers steal $200,000 Lamborghini from MLB star Kris Bryant

Thieves reportedly able to use compromised emails to reroute cars to other destinations

Kris Bryant plays for the Colorado Rockies but spent the offseason in Las Vegas. This resulted in some logistical challenges, so the third baseman hired a shipper to transport his 2023 Lamborghini Huracan to Sin City.

Unfortunately for Bryant, the car never reached its destination. The Cherry Hill Village Police Department in Colorado said the vehicle was reported missing on Oct. 2, sparking a multi-agency investigation into what happened.

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Investigators ultimately discovered that the transportation company had been the victim of a “commercial email breach,” which they described as “a sophisticated scheme that allowed the suspects to arrange unauthorized vehicle shipments across the country.” This reportedly allowed bad actors to reroute cars to another destination in Las Vegas.

Using license plate recognition cameras, police were able to retrace the route of the Lamborghini truck and trailer as they arrived in the Las Vegas area on September 30. A week later, on October 7, authorities recovered the car and arrested multiple suspects.

This proved to be a gold mine for police as they received information about other people involved. This paved the way for the discovery of “two additional stolen vehicles, multiple fraudulent VIN packages, false registration documents, key fobs and VIN conversion tools.” The investigation also appears to have led to the recovery of another stolen car in California.

While the department did not mention Bryant in its press release, The Denver Post reported the connection and interviewed Detective Justin Smith, who told them, “Anytime we can recover someone’s stolen vehicle, It’s a win for us,” he added. “If it was someone’s F-150 versus a Lamborghini, we wouldn’t treat it any differently.”