Nvidia's board opens an investigation and says it has no reason to believe secrets were compromised
NvidiaNvidia's board of directors, in a statement published on the company's newsroom
Nvidia's board says it is opening an independent investigation, overseen by independent directors with outside counsel, after reports that Huang was the target of a foreign intelligence effort. It says it has no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised, will examine all available information and has confidence in Huang.
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U.S. intelligence officials believe Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive with a close relationship to Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, was working for China's Ministry of State Security, making him the target of a Chinese intelligence effort.
“While the Board has no reason to believe that either national security or NVIDIA secrets were compromised, the Board's inquiry will examine all available information.”
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Other statements by Nvidia in this case
- Nvidia spokesperson says the government would have told the company of a genuine threatSame day: Challenged the characterization
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Nvidia's board investigates reports that CEO Jensen Huang was the target of a Chinese intelligence effort; Huang admits an affair and China calls the spy allegation a smear
On November 8, 2026, Nvidia's board said it was opening an independent investigation after news reports that its founder and chief executive, Jensen Huang, had been the target of a foreign intelligence effort. The New York Times reported in October that U.S. intelligence officials believe Alice Huang, an executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based company that buys Nvidia chips, was working for China's Ministry of State Security and had a close relationship with Jensen Huang; the two are not related. The Financial Times later reported that the U.S. government believes the relationship was romantic. In a message to staff the same day, Huang said he had been unfaithful to his wife and that he supports the investigation. The board says it has no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised. China's Foreign Ministry calls the spy allegation unsubstantiated and a smear.
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Nvidia's board says it is opening an independent investigation, overseen by a committee of independent directors with outside counsel, after reports that Jensen Huang was the target of a foreign intelligence effort. It says it has no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised and that it has confidence in Huang.
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The statement followed reports by The New York Times and the Financial Times that U.S. intelligence officials believe a Megaspeed executive with a close relationship to Huang was working for China's Ministry of State Security.
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The board says Huang fully supports the review and has committed to cooperating with it, and that it has confidence in him and his leadership team.
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The reference point is the reported relationship between Jensen Huang and Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, whom U.S. intelligence officials reportedly believe was working for Chinese intelligence, and whether it put U.S. or Nvidia secrets at risk. The board treats the reports as serious enough to open an independent investigation, while saying it has no reason to believe any secrets were compromised and that it has confidence in Huang. It leaves the question to the inquiry rather than taking one side.
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