I bet most people had no idea that access codes were stored on pilots laptops. I certainly didn’t
With this story, a big bulleyes is now placed on any pilots laptop.
furthermore, why would they use fixed codes anyway? Many companys with relatively low security requirements have long abandoned fixed access codes and went to rotating codes combined with a personal fixed code (see secureid devices)
That's ok. Most pilots store the codes in their cell phones. As long as they don't target the cell phones we'll be safe.