The developers of remote-from-home defibrillators are concerned that
every hacker's true calling is to intercept one of the remote relaying messages and reprogram grandpa's pacemaker. The
technology for these remotely-controllable implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) hasn't yet been approved by
the FDA, but if it is doctors will be able to periodically fine-tune the pacemakers right through the phone. With that
advance comes the concern that hackers will grow ever more bored with the more
traditional targets and shoot straight for the heart. We
suppose it's best to err on the side of caution, but we sincerely doubt we'll be seeing any pacemaker hacks turning up
on hackaday anytime soon.