As Encrochat/ANOM/Sky ECC show, not only is this possible, it actually happens.

cherryteastain · 2025-02-07T17:21:02 1738948862

Encrochat was almost certainly a honeypot:

> After the Dutch and Canadian police compromised their server in 2016, EncroChat turned into a popular alternative among criminals for its security-oriented services in 2017–2018. The founders and owners of EncroChat are not known. According to Dutch journalist Jan Meeus, a Dutch organized crime gang was involved and financed the developers.