An explosive report by Sam Lovett & Louisa Clarence-Smith in the Times details how Chinese & Russian intel operatives are reportedly deploying a modern form of “sex warfare” by seducing Silicon Valley workers to extract U.S. tech secrets. Experts warn it’s part of a wider espionage campaign exploiting America’s innovation culture and regulatory blind spots. . The report (🔗 in bio—check it out)—gives examples...like how James Mulvenon of Pamir Consulting is flooded with “sophisticated” LinkedIn requests from attractive Chinese women seeking access to U.S. tech execs—a ‘honeypot’ tactic U.S. spy agencies aren’t able to duplicate—“We don’t do this kind of operation by law or by culture — that gives them an asymmetric advantage,” says Mulvenon. . In modern espionage, spies aren’t wearing black tuxedos and playing cards — they’re tech bros, crypto analysts & “ordinary citizens” that work to cultivate lifelong relationships with targets or orchestrate one-night romps to gain leverage over ...