Attractive partners could be honeytraps aiming to lure youngsters into spying, the Ministry of State Security has warned
China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), the country’s main agency responsible for foreign intelligence and counter-espionage, has issued a warning to young people that “handsome boys and pretty girls” they meet could be honeytraps aiming to lure them into spying for foreign countries.
The agency published the warning on its official WeChat account on Wednesday and addressed it to young students, in particular those with access to highly sensitive or confidential information or classified research data. The ministry warned them not to be seduced by good looks, which could be a trap set by “overseas spy intelligence agencies.” It claimed that such entities often target young Chinese students, “disguising themselves as close friends and confidants” who try to “win over, lure, and coerce” them into a false “love…