Honey traps: Sex, lies and a spy’s oldest trick
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang with a woman confirmed to be Alice Huang in Taipei on June 7 | REUTERS
Nov 10, 2026
Paris – Artificial intelligence, superchips and cyber warfare may be reshaping modern espionage, but some secrets are still won the old-fashioned way: through sex and scandal.
The latest controversy to ripple through the tech world centers on Nvidia chief Jensen Huang and his affair with a woman accused by Washington of working for Chinese intelligence, a claim Beijing denies.
The episode has thrust the “honey trap” back into the spotlight, reviving interest in an age-old spying tactic that turns attraction and intimacy into tools for stealing state secrets and influencing those in power.
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