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Chips and Semiconductors

Intelligence Reports Reveal NVIDIA CEO Targeted in Chinese Espionage Efforts

Press reports indicated that US intelligence detected attempts to gather information and infiltrate the activities of NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, amid suspicions of circumventing artificial intelligence chip export restrictions.

2026-10-29

Cybersecurity

Ledger Suspends Sales of Its Digital Wallets Through Asian Distributors After Supply Chain Attack

Ledger asked distributors and retailers of its wallets in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong to suspend sales and remove the devices from shelves after discovering a hardware modification that extracts 24-word recovery phrases and sends them via LTE. Trezor also announced a precautionary reduction of its distributor network to strengthen supply chain oversight.

2026-10-14

Cybersecurity

Ledger Confirms Use of Spy Implant to Steal Assets from Hardware Wallets Through Southeast Asian Distributor

Ledger confirmed that at least one of its devices sold through Malaysian distributor CryptoBilis contained an unauthorized hardware implant linked to reports of crypto-asset withdrawals. Researchers’ analyses show that the implant could capture recovery phrases from the screen and buttons and then transmit them over an LTE connection, while the current authenticity check cannot detect this type of modification.

2026-10-12

Space and Space Technologies

Partnership Between LatConnect 60 and Phi Earth to Link Satellite Data with Field Monitoring

Australia’s LatConnect 60 and Phi Earth Technologies have announced a partnership to integrate satellite-based Earth observation with verified field data within a digital monitoring, reporting and verification platform. Applications will begin in Australia and Malaysia, using data from the SWIRSAT constellation to monitor biomass, plant moisture and carbon sequestration.

2026-08-26