# A short history of the honey trap

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4 outlets covering · First listed: Hacker News, Nov 14, 2026, 10:46 AM · Read it: <https://engelsbergideas.com/notebook/a-short-history-of-the-honey-trap/>

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 14, 2026, 5:00 AM: [Sex and secrets: Why honey traps still work in spycraft. 'The oldest trick in the book'](<https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-11-14/sex-secrets-why-honey-traps-still-work-in-spycraft-the-oldest-trick-in-book>) — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left)
  Seduction, secrets and blackmail: The honey trap is one of espionage’s oldest tricks, and it still ensnares powerful men. The allegations surrounding Nvidia chief Jensen Huang show how the tactic has evolved — and why even brilliant people remain vulnerable.
- Nov 14, 2026, 5:00 AM: [Jensen Huang and the Storied Lineage of the Honey Trap](<https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/11/23/jensen-huang-and-the-storied-lineage-of-the-honey-trap>) — The New Yorker (Magazine, United States, rated Left)
  Novelists have long grasped the possibilities. Ian Fleming served up such enticements in his James Bond novels nearly as often as Bond was served a Martini.
- Nov 14, 2026, 9:49 AM: [Former CIA operative on the art of the honey trap](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilwFBVV95cUxOV1BvQWx0YkVJSGZseDQyek9zVU1fLXdKR3I1QjFFY1JMQnZFcmk0QWRyOVppMC1hcEZQUHJ3aDJacjhmUVVlM3NTMlFtR2VhV3ZNTW5RZFdPZU5JdkE3ZEhicTdwX3NGZFNHTkV3ajQyejVmR2c4SzN5bEJ0c2pwSER5SWRxZTZXRkE5SERqalE4angySGk4?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
- Nov 14, 2026, 10:46 AM: [A short history of the honey trap](<https://engelsbergideas.com/notebook/a-short-history-of-the-honey-trap/>) — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States)