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Heart devices vulnerable to hack attack
A new study demonstrates a large gap in the security of implanted devices that help regulate heartbeats and use wireless technology, researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the University of Massachusetts, and elsewhere report today.

"With some technical expertise, we were able to retrieve information from the device in an unauthorized fashion," said Dr. William H. Maisel, senior author of the report. "We were able to send commands to the device in an unauthorized fashion and could reprogram settings and even tell the device to deliver a high-voltage shock."

Can this be used to reboot Dick Cheney at random intervals?