I may have inadvertently given the impression that the hackers were some spotty 'script kiddies' messing around in their bedroom or someone like David in War Games
When they are in fact highly respected Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence analysts who hack for a living, testing government and corporate IT infrastructure for weaknesses.
A few days ago the FBI’s InfraGard web site issued new advise to airline staff.
--Report any suspicious activity involving travellers connecting unknown cables or wires to the IFE system or unusual parts of the airplane seat.
--Report any evidence of susp