How Foreign Agents Use 'Honey Traps' to Steal Secrets

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigned Thursday following reports of an affair with a woman US officials believe was passing information to the Chinese government, raising concerns about espionage targeting America's top AI chipmaker. The alleged honey trap, a tactic where agents use romance to extract secrets, has a long history and remains common among Chinese and Russian intelligence operations. Experts note such operations succeed about 10% of the time but can yield significant gains. The case threatens to deepen US-China mistrust amid the AI race, with analysts warning that leadership at major tech companies are likely intelligence targets. Beijing has dismissed the spying allegations as "groundless speculation."


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