A Saudi national working as an OpenAI engineer was arrested after allegedly planting a covert recording device inside an executive conference room at the company's San Francisco office, federal authorities announced Tuesday.Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, was arrested Oct. 9 and charged with using or attempting to use a device to intercept oral communications, according to the Department of Justice."FBI and partners arrested this individual after he allegedly concealed a recording device inside his employer's executive conference room to secretly capture sensitive communications about the company’s s...
Saudi national accused of planting recording device in OpenAI executive conference room
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Oct 13, 2026 • 1 week ago
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