OpenAI employee arrested for allegedly hiding recording device in executive meeting room
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What we know so far: In a prime example of the cloak-and-dagger world of tech espionage, a Saudi national has been arrested for allegedly planting a recording device in OpenAI's executive conference room. It's claimed that Abdulrahman Alfozan wrapped the device in toilet paper and inserted it into a USB port on the back of a TV.
The "sophisticated recording device" was discovered by OpenAI on or around September 30 in one of its San Francisco offices. The company determined that it had been planted a few days earlier. Its security team tried to export the microSD card's data but couldn't examine it because it was encrypted.
The Justice Department saysAlfozan, 35, had worked as an engineer at OpenAI since July 2025. He was arrested on October 9 and appeared in federal...
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