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  "id": 14332317,
  "title": "Employee arrested after listening device found in OpenAI conference room",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/employee-arrested-after-listening-device-found-in-openai-conference-14332317",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-14T00:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261014/employee-arrested-after-listening-device-found-in-openai-conference-room"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a conference room at OpenAI, an audio recording device was discovered, prompting officials to arrest a 35-year-old Saudi engineer named Abdulrahman Alfozan. According to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in San Francisco, Alfozan is accused of secretly installing the device to eavesdrop on confidential discussions about the company's technology. OpenAI confirmed the incident, stating they discovered the \"sophisticated recording device\" hidden inside one of their offices and promptly alerted the FBI. The company also terminated Alfozan's employment following the discovery. The FBI's investigation into the matter remains ongoing, and further details on the case are expected as the proceedings unfold.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — An engineer at OpenAI has been charged with secretly installing a recording device inside a conference room in what officials said Tuesday was an effort to capture sensitive conversations about the company's technology . The employee, identified as a 35-year-old Saudi national named Abdulrahman Alfozan, was arrested Friday, a week after the ChatGPT maker discovered an audio recording…",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Employee arrested after listening device found in OpenAI conference room, FBI and the company say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/employee-arrested-after-listening-device-found-in-openai-conference",
        "published": "2026-10-13T21:13:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "OpenAI employee arrested and charged over hidden recording",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/openai-employee-arrested-and-charged-over-hidden-recording",
        "published": "2026-10-13T22:30:40.000Z"
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        "outlet": "SecurityWeek",
        "title": "Employee Arrested After Listening Device Found in OpenAI Conference Room, FBI and the Company Say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/employee-arrested-after-listening-device-found-in-openai-conference-14313618",
        "published": "2026-10-13T23:07:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Wired",
        "title": "An OpenAI Employee Allegedly Used a Chatbot to Help Plant a Recording Device at the Office",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/an-openai-employee-allegedly-used-a-chatbot-to-help-plant-a-recording",
        "published": "2026-10-13T23:17:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Employee arrested after listening device found in OpenAI conference room",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/employee-arrested-after-listening-device-found-in-openai-conference",
        "published": "2026-10-14T00:32:04.000Z"
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