http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17631838

I was a bit surprised by all that, and it sounds like something you could imagine the Yanks or Israelis using to take someone out

Put simply - wow!

I knew medical devices were complex. I also knew the importance of an ICD device in the setting of HOCM. I thought the lawyer being concerned about leaking details was paranoid. I didn't realise how accurate she might be.

It does bring up a lot of questions and I agree - it could be used to disable or kill someone. That's worrying. It's not armed personnel who will be affected - it's the average Joe.

Thanks for the link!

No probs, and I can't help thinking it'll become a bigger story down the line...

Makes me think of the opening sequence in The Core, when all the people with pacemakers drop dead.

*awaits ridicule for wasting memory space on that film*

There was stuff about the automated insulin delivery systems some diabetics use that could be hacked IIRC Scott Hanselman had a blog post about it (MS ASP.Net guy)