Nearly half a million people urgently need to update their pacemakers' software, warns St. Jude Medical - as, which is recalling several models made by Abbott - a global health company that used to be known as the US Food and Drug Administration they are vulnerable to hacker attacks. Last year, hedge fund Muddy Waters warned that these pacemaker devices could be hacked from up to 50ft away.
Nearly half a million people urgently need to update their pacemakers' software, warns the US Food and Drug Administration, which is recalling several models made by Abbott - a global health company that used to be known as St. Jude Medical - as they are vulnerable to hacker attacks. Last year, hedge fund Muddy Waters warned that these pacemaker devices could be hacked from up to 50ft away.