If you know Kris Bryant, you know the third baseman for the Colorado Rockies loves fast cars. Bryant decided to have his 2023 Lamborghini Huracan shipped to his Las Vegas home instead of driving it after the season ended. He expected a quick, easy, problem-free delivery. Instead, he’d discover his Lambo was stolen while in transport.

Instead of highway robbery, the attack happened from behind a screen. That’s right, Bryant’s $275,000 Lamborghini was stolen without guns, masks, or threats.

All it took was a “compromised” email address for a hacker to weasel their way in, reroute the delivery for the driver, and have a Lamborghini delivered right to their door. Bryant reported the vehicle missing in October, and the car and its captor went missing for five days. The driver reported the delivery on September 30.

Investigators used traffic cams to find clues

Las Vegas investigators turned to traffic cameras to track the license plates on the truck toting Bryant’s Lambo. Authorities found the route the truck was derailed to and eventually found the stolen car.

Multiple people were arrested in connection to the theft. While they were poking around, police found evidence of additional crimes committed similarly.

A car from California was recovered during the raid, as well as evidence for multiple fraud VIN packages, falsified registration paperwork, and tools used to switch VINs, Carscoops reported.

Authorities said fame wasn’t part of the game

Justin Smith, the detective leading the case, told a local Denver paper that Bryant’s fame wasn’t a factor in his team’s speedy recovery.

“Any time we can get back somebody’s vehicle that’s been stolen, that’s a win for us,” said Smith. “We would treat it no differently if it was someone’s F-150 versus a Lamborghini.”

Hackers stealing luxury, sports, or hypercars by way of hacking isn’t new. It happened this summer in Florida, where a single miscreant hacked into a communications portal between a driver expecting a Rolls Royce Cullinan – an SUV worth well over $500,000 – and a Mercedes-Mayback GLS 600 and the delivery driver.