NVIDIA's newsroom posted a statement from the board dated 8 November 2026. The page does not give a clock. The statement says the board is initiating an independent investigation in light of recent reporting that founder and chief executive Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort.

A committee of independent directors, assisted by outside independent counsel, will oversee the investigation. The statement says the board prioritizes U.S. national and economic security, and that this is paramount to the interests of NVIDIA and its shareholders. The next sentence has to stay separate. The board says it has no reason to believe that either national security or NVIDIA secrets were compromised, while the inquiry will examine all available information. Huang fully supports the review and has committed to cooperating with it. The board says it has confidence in Huang and his leadership team, and that it will provide further updates as appropriate.

The same day, the newsroom also posted a letter from Huang to employees, likewise dated 8 November 2026 and likewise without a clock. The letter says he was unfaithful to his wife, that there is no excuse for what he did, and that he is deeply sorry. On the national security concerns raised in news reports, the letter says the board has initiated an independent investigation, that he supports it, and that he will cooperate fully. The letter does not name another person. The board statement does not name a person or a country, and it does not say the investigation has reached a conclusion.

Neither page recounts the reporting it refers to, and neither says whether secrets were ever taken. The line that there is no reason to believe they were compromised is the board's present statement, not a finished finding. The statement says further updates will come as appropriate. None is on these pages.

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Jensen Huang stands in front of an NVIDIA logo, wearing a black leather jacket
Image source: Getty Images, photograph by David Paul Morris for Bloomberg, as used by CNBC with the statement. The picture shows Jensen Huang at GTC in San Jose on 18 March 2026., David Paul Morris / Bloomberg / Getty Images

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  • The board opened an independent investigation overseen by independent directors and outside counsel.
  • The statement says there is no reason to believe secrets were compromised, and the inquiry will still examine all available information.
  • The employee letter says he was unfaithful to his wife. Neither page names another person or gives a finding.