Hyderabad, May 26 -- : In a world where digital interactions are increasingly common, the practice of honey-trapping has evolved into a sophisticated and alarming threat to national security, especially within India's defence sector.

The recent arrest of Jyoti Malhotra for allegedly spying for Pakistan underscores this tactic, said Dr. Naresh Purohit, Advisor - National Mental Health Programme.

In a statement released here on Monday after addressing a seminar on the psychological basis of modern-day cyber warfare organised by the Hyderabad-based Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Disaster Mental Health Expert Dr Purohit said that the use of love, sex, and romance in espionage operations is not merely a cinematic trope.

It is a historica...