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Infamous Hacker Barnaby Jack Dies

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Barnaby Jack, a celebrated computer hacker who could force a bank ATM to spit out cash and sparked safety improvements in medical devices, has died in San Francisco.

Jack was due to appear at the Black Hat hacking convention in Las Vegas next week, demonstrating techniques for remotely attacking implanted heart devices. He said he could kill a man from 30 feet away.

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He declined to name the manufacturer of the device, but said he was working with that company to figure out how to prevent malicious attacks on heart patients.

Shock as famed hacker Barnaby Jack dies young - The Globe and Mail

I thought the pacemaker hack was only fictional on popular TV shows:willnill:

anything can be hacked, its just the know how and resources (money on equipment etc)

Pacemaker company probably had him rubbed out.:badpokerface:

oh wow.. kill a guy with peace maker from 30ft... damn... precision kill..