As reported by The Guardian, an Australian hacker obtained Tony Abbott’s passport details and personal phone number using a photo of a plane boarding pass the former prime minister posted on social media. The hacker Alex Hope managed to use a photo of Abbott posted on Instagram to reveal security flaws in the online check-in portal for Qantas.
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September 16, 2020
Few people realise the dangers of photographing seemingly innocuous information such as plane tickets and then posting it on social networks. Yet, as we have seen here, the internet can easily carve up personal details after a little trawling. Many airlines now require information such as a username and password to obtain more personal details, but there are still a number of providers where only the ticket reference from the boarding pass is needed to unravel the more private details on anyone .....Read More
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