465,000 vulnerable pacemakers recalled by US authorities
Faulty firmware in St Jude Medical / Abbotts devices means there is a risk of malicious attack

Nearly half-a-million pacemakers made by St. Jude Medical (now Abbotts) are being recalled by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after it wsa discovered at the beginning of this year that the devices...
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