A major flaw in defibrillator implants, used by more than 31,000 people in the UK, could allow hackers to take control of the devices and harm patients. The US Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning on devices used to treat patients with heart conditions, stating that an attacker could modify or control a device remotely using radio waves. As many as 750,000 devices globally are thought to be at risk.
Source: The Telegraph