Nearly a half million pacemakers could get hacked
Found on CNet News on Wednesday, 30 August 2017
The FDA sent notice Tuesday that nearly half a million pacemakers from the health company Abbott (formerly St. Jude Medical) are vulnerable to being hacked and need a software update to protect them.
The FDA didn't immediately respond to a request for comment about whether any pacemakers have been hacked so far.
Shouldn't you make such devices as reliable and dumb as possible, instead of stuffing all sorts of features into it? If your "smart" lightbulb gets bricked, that good; but it's a little different for a pacemaker.