"Your tickets are secure, are you f**king sure"
Despite Manchester United’s assurances that digital NFC tickets are fully secure, a major flaw in the @SeatGeek ticketing platform leaves supporters highly vulnerable to unauthorised access. By knowing a fan's Supporter ID and just their surname or postcode, anyone can unauthorisedly view, download, and use their tickets without the owners knowledge.
This has already resulted in legitimate ticket holders being turned away at both home and away matches because their tickets had already been scanned.
The issue was deliberately kept quiet during the season to minimise disruption, but with the Premier League aiming for fully digital tickets next season, it must be prioritised over the summer. The risk is exacerbated by a club culture where fans have widely shared their Supporter IDs for ticket-forwarding purposes, and instances where Manchester United emails have inadvertently exposed this information. The author urges @SeatGeek and the club to implement a secure, user-led authorizlsation process rather than relying on flawed off-the-shelf solutions.
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Please repost, this is important for all clubs now digital ticket is the future, not just #MUFC
@EnolaJon@andy_wez I do about 3 aways a year . When our tickets aren’t been used by any of the 4 named ST holders in our branch , they are returned . It’s not as if we pass them on to whoever we like .
@EnolaJon@JohnyHelzapopin Only 4 people in a branch can get access to 2 away tickets and thats only if : the total away allocation is more than 2,500 , those 4 people are ST holders silver or above . Try looking after 800 members and tell me the odd away ticket isn’t justified
@EnolaJon@andy_wez Have you any idea the amount of work branch secretaries & chairmen do in a supporters club ? It’s 24/7 and for fuck all monetary reward . Wise up