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Pacemakers Found Vulnerable to Hacking A team of researchers has shown that increasingly common wireless medical devices like pacemakers are vulnerable to hacking. They showed they could hijack the device and make it do things it's not supposed to — like deliver a harmful shock.

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A team of researchers has shown that increasingly common wireless medical devices like pacemakers are vulnerable to hacking. They showed they could hijack the device and make it do things it's not supposed to — like deliver a harmful shock.

Tina Antolini of member station WFCR reports.