honey-trap
Seductive intelligence operation
A honey-trap is a scheme using romantic or sexual attraction to lure someone into a compromising situation—typically for blackmail, espionage, or exposure.
Intelligence agencies have long used honey-traps to extract secrets from targets: He fell for a classic honey-trap and leaked classified documents.
The verb honey-trap means to ensnare someone this way.
Enticing someone romantically
- operativeCovert field agent
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- targetObject of pursuit
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
blackmail · spy · agent · recruitment · surveillance · mark · asset · handler
Thing that tempts
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
jealousy · partner · cheating · suspicion · test · fidelity · betrayal · seductress
Fraudulent credential harvesting
- catfishBarbeled freshwater bottom-feeder
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
- sextortionBlackmail using intimate imagery
webcam · screenshot · blackmail · cryptocurrency · fraud · impersonation · victim · hacker
seduction
Enticing someone romantically
- operativeCovert field agent
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- targetObject of pursuit
compromise · blackmail · spy · agent · recruitment · surveillance · mark · asset · handler · extraction
lure
Thing that tempts
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
deceit · jealousy · partner · cheating · suspicion · test · fidelity · betrayal · seductress · setup
phishing
Fraudulent credential harvesting
- catfishBarbeled freshwater bottom-feeder
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
sextortion · webcam · screenshot · blackmail · cryptocurrency · fraud · impersonation · victim · hacker · malware
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Surprise strike from concealment
frontal assault · physical attack · brute force · kidnapping · mugging
honey-trapambush
Surprise strike from concealment
raid · frontal assault · direct attack · brute force · dragnet
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