Indian Army Deploys Artificial Intelligence To Fight Pakistani Spies Trying To Honey-Trap Its Officers & Extract Information

Published on January 22, 2024



‘Honey-trapping’ has been one of the top methods in the guidebook of international espionage. Last year, a Pakistani spy posing as a girl honey-trapped a high-ranking defense scientist and made him divulge sensitive secrets, including information about the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.

Taking a cue from this, the Indian Army has developed a chatbot that, when deployed, will send messages to unsuspecting soldiers and try to gauge their gullibility to such traps online.

In recent years, there have been multiple reports of military personnel and executives from Indian defense corporations being set up for deception by Pakistani intelligence operatives. Although honey trapping is a widely employed tactic by intelligence services worldwide, the Indian incidents are notable for taking place virtually rather than in person.

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