#021: Honey Traps

In this episode, we discuss how honey traps have been used as a deception tool for espionage, and intelligence gathering.

• https://listverse.com/2016/03/08/10-real-honeypot-operations-that-played-out-like-spy-thrillers/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeypots_in_espionage_fiction#:~:text=In%20espionage%20terminology%2C%20honeypot%20and,relationship%20to%20compromise%20a%20target

• https://foreignpolicy.com/2010/03/12/the-history-of-the-honey-trap/

• https://www.zerohedge.com/political/not-today-satan-ex-fbi-agent-finds-possible-atf-honeypot-website-operation-selling-glock

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_trapping

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GhostNet

• https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-chinese-honeypot-problem/

• https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/chinese-official-caught-foreign-spys-honeytrap/story?id=13925539

• https://greekreporter.com/2025/05/03/espionage-ancient-greece/#:~:text=Ports%20were%20an%20excellent%20place,to%20death%20for%20attempted%20arson

• https://spotterup.com/shadows-of-the-empire-espionage-in-ancient-rome/#:~:text=In%20the%20early%20days%20of,%2C%20likely%20intentions%2C%20and%20capabilities

• https://usnwc.libguides.com/c.php?g=661096&p=6924305#:~:text=Clayton%20John%20Lonetree%2C%20USMC&text=He%20provided%20the%20KGB%20with,was%20released%20after%20serving%20nine

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clayton_J._Lonetree

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Keeler

• https://www.theregister.com/Print/2010/02/01/chinese_honey_trap_attacks/

• https://apnews.com/article/chinese-beijing-honeypot-spies-diplomat-agent-intelligence-c077ef57b0f7ae43dd0db41bea92238b

• https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12904363/Sex-ring-Boston-Virgiinia-honeypot-China-South-Korea-ensnare-officials.html

• https://www.axios.com/2020/12/08/china-spy-california-politicians

• https://nypost.com/2020/12/08/suspected-chinese-spy-slept-with-courted-us-politicians-report/

• https://www.forbes.com/2007/08/30/china-minister-resignation-markets-equity-cx_vk_0830markets04.html

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KH-11_KENNEN