The unsettling reality that the Nvidia spy scandal exposed — as honeypot traps skyrocket

Fuente: New York Post

High-profile tech tycoons driven by sex, money and ego have become prime targets for sophisticated honeypot traps from foreign enemies — and the stakes have never been higher, experts warned. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with an alleged Chinese spy revealed just how easy it is to compromise important individuals who, despite their access to national security secrets, don’t undergo rigorous background checks or mandatory foreign-contact reporting like government and military officials. Toby Braun, founder of the American Special Investigative Group, said his firm has seen honeypot traps skyrocket in recent years, with women luring powerful men to casually give up their secrets.