Nvidia’s Powerful B300 Chips Spotted on Chinese State-Owned Network
Source: The Information (opens in a new tab) · Qianer Liu
Intel Summary
The Information reports that Israeli security firm Lava identified 32 Nvidia Blackwell Ultra B300 data-center chips operating on systems linked to the network of China Telecom, a Chinese state-owned telecommunications enterprise, despite export restrictions barring their sale to China.
Why It Matters
The finding suggests advanced AI hardware continues to reach Chinese state networks through secondary channels or illicit supply chains despite trade restrictions. This could accelerate regulatory enforcement, trade compliance investigations, and pressure for stricter hardware-level tracking on frontier compute accelerators.
Organizations & Entities
- China
- Nvidia
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