OpenAI employee accused of planting recording device in office
A Saudi national who worked at OpenAI as an engineer is suspected of planting a recording device in one of the company's conference rooms.
An OpenAI employee, Abdulrahman Alfozan, has been arrested for allegedly planting a recording device in a company conference room, according to the Justice Department. The 35-year-old Saudi national was charged with attempting to intercept oral communications using an electronic device. Alfozan worked at OpenAI as an engineer since July 2025.
On September 30, employees found the device hidden in toilet paper inside a USB port on a television in an executive conference room. OpenAI terminated Alfozan upon discovering the device, and the FBI is continuing its investigation.
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