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Re:Can I drop a pacemaker 0day? by redthrowaway on Wednesday June 04, 2014 @10:13PM (#7849822)
You got me thinking, so I looked up the protocols used. It's apparently not nearly that complex or limited:

http://www.secure-medicine.org/public/publications/icd-study...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_Implant_Communication_S...

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Re:Can I drop a pacemaker 0day? by blafunke on Thursday June 05, 2014 @01:26PM (#7853011)
No, original commenter is correct. You'd need contact with your victim, you have to hold a reader device directly over the pacemaker. Really you may as well stab them.
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