Who among us can say they don't feel the urge to post a status update on social media from the airport, as we board a flight away from all our worries, on a hard earned holiday?

If you are ever tempted to post a photo of your boarding pass on social media, stop. Don't do it. By sharing your boarding pass on social media, you are potentially exposing yourself to theft be it identity theft, credit card information theft or even the risk of your home being burgled.

Whatever you do, do not post an image featuring your boarding pass on social media. From that photo alone, hackers can extract a number of information about you that is not even just limited to what's printed on the boarding pass.

Among other things, a photo of your boarding pass will show everyone: what airline you booked with, your full name, your flight number (along with where you are flying and when), your booking reference, ticket number and barcode.

Your frequent flyer number alone could be enough for a hacker to jump on the airline website and find all your information saved on there.
Your Passenger Name Record (PNR) is a unique identifier of you as a passenger and contains a number of pieces of information about yourself. Even if the PNR is not spelled out on the boarding pass, it can be accessed via the barcode or QR code.

So, stay safe folks. Whatever you do, if you fly somewhere, find a different way to let your friends know where you're off to and Happy Holidays!