A honeypot woman is a term used in espionage to describe a covert agent, usually female, who uses a romantic or sexual relationship to compromise a target. The term "honeypot" became popular during the Cold War when the Soviet Security Agency, KGB, used women identified as "swallows" to target the West, especially the United States. The practice of using honeypots is still highly used in the espionage world today. Private investigators are also sometimes employed to create a honeypot by wives, husbands, and other partners when an illicit romantic affair is suspected of the "target" or subject of the investigation. The term "honey trap" is also used when dating sites are used to gain access to a victim. In summary, a honeypot woman is a covert agent who uses a romantic or sexual relationship to compromise a target in espionage.