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Originally Posted by icymelon
really you can hack into a heart monitoring device over the internet and give some a heart attack? did I misunderstand what happened or is did homeland just pull a 24 gaff?
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I actually looked into this after the episode. It seems like they have had wireless pacemakers for a little while now. Back in 2008 there was a scare that a hacker might get into the system and start shutting them down. I guess they use the device to make fine tuning adjustments and so on. So it can happen.
The potential 24ish aspect of it is if access to that machine could turn off your pacemaker and kill you then you would think the VP of the US would have it a little more secure place. However, sometimes with a show like this you have to suspend disbelief a little bit.