Could Someone Hack Your Pacemaker? FDA Is Recalling 465,000 Due to That Risk

September 01, 2017

Nearly 500,000 people in America are wearing pacemakers, devices that help control their heartbeat. Run by an internal battery but radio-controlled and wired in such a way that they actually could be hacked like a computer, pacemakers are now a subject of a massive recall. Abbott Laboratories, however, isn’t calling it a “recall” but, rather, is labeling it a “firmware update,” according to McClatchy DC Bureau. The updates affect 465,000 and take about three...

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