China's MSS Allegedly Recruited Alice Huang to Gather Intel on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
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Updated · CNBC · Nov 12
China's MSS Allegedly Recruited Alice Huang to Gather Intel on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Nov 12
Summary
U.S. intelligence believes China’s Ministry of State Security recruited businesswoman Alice Huang to collect information on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, according to reports by the Financial Times and New York Times.
Jensen Huang acknowledged an affair over the weekend, but the reports said it remains unclear whether any sensitive information was obtained or shared through that relationship.
The FT said MSS officers earlier this year also questioned someone who knew Alice Huang about her business and connections, after scrutiny tied to a Singapore probe into a company facing chip-smuggling allegations.
The allegation fits a broader pattern of Beijing using the MSS to target U.S. technology and AI know-how, as Washington has sanctioned alleged MSS-linked actors and researchers have cited civilian cover in past collection efforts.