St. Jude releases cyber updates for heart devices after U.S. probe

Abbott Laboratories said on Monday it has begun releasing cyber security updates for its St. Jude heart devices some five months after the U.S. government launched a probe into claims they were vulnerable to potentially life-threatening hacks. Abbott announced the updates as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a Safety Communication advising patients and physicians to keep using the company's implanted cardiac devices following the updates. The FDA confirmed claims that cyber "vulnerabi