Sexpionage

Sexpionage:

A former Russian “sexpionage” agent is warning Silicon Valley that foreign operatives are using romance scams & manufactured intimacy to pry loose trade secrets — & she’s laying out red flags she says engineers & tech executives should spot before they get burned.

Aliia Roza, a former Russian “sex spy” who defected from her country after she fell in love with a target, said in an interview that she was trained by authorities to seduce & manipulate her targets — & that she started studying the tactics as a teenager.

She says sex spies follow a sinister playbook designed to break down defenses before targets even realize they’re being hunted.

The manipulation follows a predetermined script — & according to Roza, a seasoned agent never approaches cold:

“You first appear in their life — 7 times, to be exact — before making contact,” she said. “You might show up at their coffee shop, their gym, or just keep liking their posts. When you finally meet, their brain already trusts you.”

Once that familiarity is built, the agent reels the target in:

“It starts with love bombing — messages full of compliments, selfies & bikini photos,” Roza explained. “They pretend to be weak or alone: ‘My parents were killed, I’m a student, I’m broke.’ It triggers the hero instinct. Every man wants to feel like the rescuer.”

Then comes what is known as the “milk technique,” she said, where operatives fake mutual connections to appear legitimate.

With trust established, the psychological manipulation escalates:

“The agent makes you doubt yourself,” Roza said. “She’ll say, ‘Your boss doesn’t appreciate you; your colleagues use you.’ It creates a bond where you feel you understand each other — & the rest of the world is bad.”

Finally, the agent begins to make threats if the desired information isn’t divulged:

“They’ll create stress — fear of losing the relationship,” Roza warned. “‘If you don’t tell me this info, I’ll disappear forever.’ Under that emotional rush, people give up things they never would otherwise.”

Roza said tech workers are particularly vulnerable because many are isolated & overworked:

“They may be very smart in what they do, but regarding dating relationships, they spend a lot of time in the offices,” she said. “They interact more with machinery than females. So it’s much easier to target you.”

According to Roza, her particular intelligence missions were primarily in Europe, where she was sent to seduce oligarchs & politicians.