It is the stuff of prime-time TV drama: terrorists.

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It is the stuff of prime-time TV drama: terrorists hack into a vice president's pacemaker and assassinate him with electrical shocks to the heart. While the storyline is a work of fiction, the potential for "medjacking"--or malicious medical-device hacking--is real. "As connected devices become more pervasive and powerful, the potential for malicious medical device hacking is becoming increasingly real. Medical devices--insulin pumps, pacemakers, artificial hearts, ventricular assist devices...