Firm Linked to Nvidia Spying Scandal Says Suspect Left in 2025

Singapore-based data centre company Megaspeed International has said Alice Huang, a former senior executive at the firm who has been linked to an alleged Chinese intelligence operation involving Nvidia, officially left the company in August 2025.

The company made the disclosure on Sunday, November 15, saying Huang ceased working for Megaspeed on August 30, 2025, and currently holds no position or role there.

Megaspeed’s statement comes amid growing scrutiny over allegations that the company helped Chinese businesses obtain advanced Nvidia artificial intelligence chips in violation of United States export restrictions.

US intelligence officials reportedly suspect Alice Huang of having links to China’s Ministry of State Security. However, the allegations have not been established, and Singaporean authorities have not said that she was investigated for espionage.

Megaspeed said it conducts legitimate and lawful business and rejected media reports about its operations, supply chain and global activities that it described as unsupported by verifiable evidence.

The company also disclosed that it had engaged external legal counsel to conduct an internal investigation into its compliance obligations, including requirements under US export control laws. It said it maintains controls designed to ensure that its business activities comply with applicable regulations.

Singapore authorities have separately investigated transactions involving servers equipped with advanced artificial intelligence chips. The servers were reportedly declared for export to Malaysia but were suspected of being delivered to other destinations.

Authorities said Alice Huang was questioned during the investigation and was barred from re-entering Singapore in February 2025 after allegedly providing inaccurate information. The investigation into Megaspeed remains ongoing.

The controversy has also drawn attention to Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang, following reports of a personal relationship between him and Alice Huang. The two are not related.

Nvidia’s board has announced an independent investigation into reports that its chief executive was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort. The company said it had no reason to believe that its secrets or national security had been compromised.

China has rejected the spying allegations, describing the claims as baseless.

The developments have raised wider concerns about the security of advanced artificial intelligence technology and the enforcement of international restrictions on semiconductor exports.