An attacker with a laptop, located up to 50 feet from a victim, could remotely hack a pacemaker and deliver an 830-volt shock. The killer would need no weapon other than a laptop and the assassination would leave no smoking gun. Medical equipment is riddled with malware and government officials found computer viruses are rampant on medical devices in hospitals. Hospitals run older Windows operating systems that are not patched or protected with antivirus programs because officials fear modifications will run afoul of FDA regulations.”]

