Smashing Security podcast #245: The Julian Assange assassination plot, and IoT toilets • Graham Cluley

While Julian Assange was killing time in the Ecuador’s embassy in London, the CIA were trying to dream up ways to kill him, and urine trouble if you put your trust in an IoT lavatory.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

Smashing Security #245: 'The Julian Assange assassination plot, and IoT toilets'

Hosts:

Graham Cluley – @gcluley
Carole Theriault – @caroletheriault

Show notes:

Kidnapping, assassination and a London shoot-out: Inside the CIA's secret war plans against WikiLeaks — Yahoo News.
The seven-year itch: Assange's awkward stay in the embassy — The Guardian.
Assange Held Legal Meetings in Ladies' Toilet Due to Paranoia: Report — Business Insider.
Julian Assange smeared faeces on walls of Ecuadorian embassy, interior minister claims — The Independent.
Julian Assange: Why Ecuador ended his stay in London embassy — BBC News.
Julian Assange dragged from Ecuadorean embassy — BBC News.
The smart toilet era is here! Are you ready to share your analprint with big tech? — The Guardian.
Assume Nothing – Hack Attack — BBC Sounds.
The Art Museum — Phaidon.
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Graham Cluley • @gcluley

Graham Cluley is a veteran of the anti-virus industry having worked for a number of security companies since the early 1990s when he wrote the first ever version of Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows. Now an independent security analyst, he regularly makes media appearances and is an international public speaker on the topic of computer security, hackers, and online privacy. Follow him on Twitter at @gcluley, on Mastodon at @[email protected], or drop him an email.