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Zurich 'Tatort' Cyberattack Episode Sets Record Body Count

The episode frames a med‑tech hack of implantable defibrillators tied to a 317 million ransom with thousands portrayed at risk.

Overview

  • Kammerflimmern premiered Sunday on Das Erste and is available in the ARD-Mediathek.
  • The plot centers on hacked Lauber Cardio defibrillators that deliver fatal shocks, with roughly 2,400 patients in Switzerland depicted as potentially affected.
  • The attackers demand 317 million for a digital key to restore company systems and device settings, as shown on screen.
  • Outlets report a franchise-record death toll but disagree on the count, citing figures ranging from the mid‑50s to 68.
  • Critics highlight urgent real-time styling and a musical clue from Léo Delibes, while faulting the overpacked subplots and limited emotional resonance.