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Heart Defibrillator Implants Can Be Hacked

March 12, 2008 | 
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Implanted heart defibrillators, which automatically shock a fluttering heart back into a normal rhythm, can be hacked from the outside, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.

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