Nvidia CEO reportedly targeted by Chinese spy

Jensen Huang reported to have had close relationship with tech company executive suspected of passing intel to China

Nvidia CEO reportedly targeted by Chinese spy

TL;DR

  • US intelligence agencies suspect Chinese spy Alice Huang targeted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
  • Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, was previously suspected of smuggling Nvidia chips to China.
  • Officials determined Alice Huang was a Chinese intelligence asset passing commercial information to Beijing.
  • Jensen Huang's close relationship with Alice Huang, developed during surveillance, has alarmed White House officials.
  • Nvidia stated that interactions with Alice Huang were ordinary business dealings with a customer, providing no sensitive information.