What Is 'Sex Warfare' China And Russia Allegedly Using Against US Silicon Valley?
A shocking revelation came from a chief intelligence officer of a US consulting firm who alleged that China and Russia of using ‘Sex Warfare’ against the US to get the tech secrets and confidential information.
James Mulvenon of Pamir Consulting told news agency The Times that China and Russia are sending their operatives to procure information. According to him, these operatives are targeting Silicon Valley professionals. As per Mulvenon, the attractive foreign agents meet people at important conferences and events held in the US.
Mulvenon, who does risk assessments for American companies investing in China, shared his personal encounter with the intention of gaining access to tech secrets. While sharing his experience with The Times, he said that he gets a high number of sophisticated LinkedIn requests from the same type of attractive young Chinese woman, which has even increased recently.
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He further added that Chinese and Russian spies have been seen coming into contact with Silicon Valley professionals and industry insiders.
While highlighting the presence of such operatives at business conferences, he pointed out one particular event in Virginia on Chinese investment risks, where he encountered ‘two attractive Chinese women’ trying to get entry into the program, and they had all the information about the event.
Under the sex warfare named by intelligence experts, Chinese and Russian operatives use attractive women to infilterate tech companies, seduce employees, and steal trade secrets. They sometimes marry their targets and have children to maintain long-term access.
