The Delta flight crew switched off the aircraft's legitimate Wi-Fi network for around 30 minutes due to the incident, according to a spokesperson.

Delta Air Lines is investigating an unauthorized Wi-Fi network that appeared aboard a flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta carrying passengers who had attended the DEF CON hacker convention.

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Zbtlink says the alleged backdoor is intended for customer troubleshooting, but it's working on a firmware update to fix the issue nonetheless.