Posting photos of your boarding pass could allow strangers to cancel your holiday

In his TikTok video, Ho said that with just the eticket number and the holder’s last name, it is possible to cancel his flight before he boards it, and change his seat. — Pexels

SINGAPORE: A TikTok video has made waves online for revealing how easy it is to obtain someone’s personal details such as mobile phone number and email address from just a social photo of his airline boarding pass.

The video, which has amassed 30,000 likes as at Thursday (June 2), shows how, in the hands of malicious actors, such information can even be used to cancel someone’s flight, putting an end to a long-awaited holiday overseas.