China and Russia reportedly have their eyes on America's tech secrets and have come up with an unorthodox way to obtain them. A new reports suggest foreign nations are using 'sex warfare' to seduce the country's biggest tech CEOs.
With the increasing importance of artificial intelligence in global power, it's not surprising that tech companies are becoming vital to the strength of nations like the United States and China.
Only recently, we saw the first instance in history of powerful tech figures accompanying the president on a foreign visit to the United Kingdom, as names like Bill Gates and Sam Altman joined Donald Trump at dinner with King Charles.
It makes sense then that nations looking to take down or match the United States' technological superpowers would be targeting these influential figures, and a wild plan orchestrated by Russia and China has now seemingly been unveiled by new reports.
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As shared by The New York Post, information obtained by insiders with The Times has illustrated a new form of 'sex warfare' led by the aforementioned nations against America. Here, ‘attractive women' are supposedly being deployed to the US to seduce tech CEOs in an attempt to steal industry secrets.
These 'honeypots' have apparently been successful on several occasions in 'ensnaring' their targets, and in some cases, have even gone on to marry and have children with the men they are stealing information from.
James Mulvenon, chief intelligence officer at Pamir Consulting, revealed that he has been "getting an enormous number of very sophisticated LinkedIn requests from the same type of attractive young Chinese woman," and while that could simply be due to his natural charm, it likely has a far more targeted purpose.
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"Showing up, marrying a target, having kids with a target — and conducting a lifelong collection operation, it's very uncomfortable to think about but it's so prevalent," explained one former counterespionage official.
Another of the US' senior counterintelligence officials outlined that "we're not chasing a KGB agent in a smoky guesthouse in Germany anymore," adding that "our adversaries – particularly the Chinese – are using a whole-of-society approach to exploit all aspects of our technology and Western talent."
According to the House Committee on Homeland Security, over 60 espionage operations have been carried out by the Chinese government in the last four years. In one terrifying simulation regarding the future of AI, this would have serious implications.
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However, a representative from the Chinese embassy in Washington, DC, has denied these claims, outlining that "China has not achieved its technological development through theft or robbery. Instead, it is achieved with our talent and hard work.
"The Chinese government consistently requires Chinese nationals abroad to abide by local laws and regulations and to refrain from any illegal activities. We oppose some media outlet spreading false information to slander and smear China."