Former Aussie PM hacked and brought down by Hope

Stefan Mileschin · 23rd September 2020, 08:03

We can see why he was a former PM

Dumb-arsed Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott had his phone number and passport details nicked by a hacker after posting a picture of his boarding pass on Instagram.

Hacker Alex Hope said he uncovered Abbott's details from his Qantas boarding pass in just 45 minutes. He then spent months attempting to contact Abbott to warn him of the security breach, but Abbott failed to get back to him

Qantas said it had now updated its cyber security protocols. Abbott posted an image of a boarding pass for his flight from Sydney to Tokyo on 21 March on his Instagram account, thanking the crew.

Hope said he received a message from a friend daring him to hack the former prime minister as they had recently been discussing the dangers of posting your boarding pass online. Writing in his bog he claimed he found Abbott's information because his booking reference was printed on the boarding pass.
https://fudzilla.com/news/51572-form...t-down-by-hope

23rd September 2020, 08:03	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 149,013	Former Aussie PM hacked and brought down by Hope We can see why he was a former PM Dumb-arsed Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott had his phone number and passport details nicked by a hacker after posting a picture of his boarding pass on Instagram. Hacker Alex Hope said he uncovered Abbott's details from his Qantas boarding pass in just 45 minutes. He then spent months attempting to contact Abbott to warn him of the security breach, but Abbott failed to get back to him Qantas said it had now updated its cyber security protocols. Abbott posted an image of a boarding pass for his flight from Sydney to Tokyo on 21 March on his Instagram account, thanking the crew. Hope said he received a message from a friend daring him to hack the former prime minister as they had recently been discussing the dangers of posting your boarding pass online. Writing in his bog he claimed he found Abbott's information because his booking reference was printed on the boarding pass. https://fudzilla.com/news/51572-form...t-down-by-hope

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