There was also an episode of Sherlock [1] which used a hack against a pacemaker to assassinate someone. It's an interesting theory, but the way this article reads, it's almost as if the medical equipment are incidentally harmed.

It reminds me somewhat of the Stuxnet virus, as it's a kind of hacking intended to cause physical harm. There's a term for it, but the term escapes me currently.

[1] http://welovetvmore.com/reviews/elementary-season-1-episode-...