{"id":1550139,"date":"2025-07-31T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1550139"},"modified":"2025-07-31T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:00:00","slug":"china-probes-nvidia-over-alleged-h20-ai-chips-backdoor-security-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/china-probes-nvidia-over-alleged-h20-ai-chips-backdoor-security-risks\/1550139\/","title":{"rendered":"China Probes Nvidia Over Alleged H20 AI Chip’s “Backdoor” Security Risks\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

China Probes Nvidia Over Alleged H20 AI Chip’s “Backdoor” Security Risks\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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China’s Cyberspace Administration (CAC) summoned Nvidia officials to\u00a0address alleged “backdoor” security vulnerabilities with the H20 AI chip, just weeks after\u00a0Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s diplomatic visit<\/a> to Beijing, and days after\u00a0US and Chinese officials met in Stockholm to extend their tariff truce<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nvidia was asked “to clarify and submit relevant supporting documentation regarding security risks, including potential vulnerabilities and backdoors, associated with its H20 computing chips sold to China,” according to a statement from CAC.\u00a0<\/p>\n

China’s top internet watchdog claimed Nvidia’s AI chips pose major security threats due to security vulnerabilities\u2026<\/p>\n

“US lawmakers have previously called for advanced chips exported from the US to be equipped with location-tracking features,” the regulator pointed out.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The location-tracking and remote shutdown capabilities on Nvidia computing chips are ready, according to US AI experts,” CAC said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CAC’s concerns follow a legislative push in Washington, where Republican Senator Tom Cotton and a bipartisan group of eight Representatives recently introduced the U.S. Chip Security Act (H.R. 3447). This bill includes the requirement for companies like\u00a0Nvidia to embed security mechanisms into advanced chips, such as\u00a0location verification or tracking mechanisms.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nvidia reps were asked to\u00a0provide technical documents about the H20 AI chip to ensure there are no “backdoors.”\u00a0Huang has previously denied any\u00a0security vulnerabilities with his chips.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Earlier this month,\u00a0Huang\u00a0convinced the Trump administration to lift restrictions on AI chip sales to China. This is a\u00a0remarkable reversal from the previously stated stance that limited US-China AI chip shipments to slow\u00a0Beijing’s\u00a0military progress.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had recently said the\u00a0resumption of sales of the H20 was linked to a rare earths deal with China. He framed it as a\u00a0concession to Beijing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The fourth one down, we want to keep China using it,” Lutnick said weeks ago, adding, “We want to keep having the Chinese use the American technology stack, because they still rely upon it.”<\/p>\n

Forrester’s Principal Analyst Charlie Dai noted that “CAC’s scrutiny over H20 security risks could further erode Nvidia’s Chinese market share amid rising domestic competition, and immediate H20 sales resumption may face delays due to regulatory uncertainty.”<\/p>\n

“It also aligns with China’s broader push to accelerate domestic semiconductor alternatives for technological self-reliance amid US export controls. In addition, the timing amplifies China’s leverage in ongoing US trade talks,”\u00a0Dai said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nThu, 07\/31\/2025 – 13:00<\/span><\/p>\n

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