'The honeypot style trap is as old as the earth itself. It speaks to a consistent weakness in humans that is exploitable.'Illustration: Guardian Design / Getty Images

The resignation this week of Nvidia's founder and CEO Jensen Huang is one of the most astonishing corporate scandals in memory, featuring allegations of international espionage and extramarital affairs involving one of the world's most powerful men. As investigations mount into what went wrong at the $4tn chip company, the saga may also become a milestone in the decades-long history of spies infiltrating the US tech industry.