Nvidia Opens Probe Into Possible Foreign Intelligence Targeting

Nvidia has opened an independent investigation into whether chief executive Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort, as reports raise separate allegations about his personal relationships and business networks linked to the company. Nvidia said it had no reason to believe its confidential information or national security had been compromised.

The company’s board hired the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to conduct the review, according to one report. Nvidia has not announced findings, and no completion date was stated. The allegations under scrutiny do not establish that information was compromised or that illegal activity occurred.

One report said the investigation followed allegations involving Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based technology company Megaspeed, and business connections associated with investor Kang Wei. It described suspicions that Alice Huang may have been connected to a Chinese intelligence operation; those suspicions have not been established. China has rejected espionage allegations, according to the report.

The same report relayed an allegation that companies linked to Alice Huang, Kang and Alice’s sister helped move...