Saudi employee arrested for allegedly bugging OpenAI office

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  • A Saudi employee of OpenAI was arrested after allegedly planting a recording device in one of the company's San Francisco offices, the AI firm and federal prosecutors said Tuesday. "We discovered a sophisticated recording device that was hidden inside one of o...S1
  • Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old engineer who had worked for OpenAI since July 2025, allegedly wrapped a USB device in toilet paper and inserted it into a television located in an 'executive conference room,' according to a Justice Department statement, whic...S2
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Saudi employee arrested for allegedly bugging OpenAI office

A Saudi employee of OpenAI was arrested after allegedly planting a recording device in one of the company's San Francisco offices, the AI firm and federal prosecutors said Tuesday.…

2w Lemonde

Saudi employee arrested for allegedly bugging OpenAI office

Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old engineer who had worked for OpenAI since July 2025, allegedly wrapped a USB device in toilet paper and inserted it into a television located in a…

Saudi employee arrested for allegedly bugging OpenAI office

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  • A Saudi employee of OpenAI was arrested after allegedly planting a recording device in one of the company's San Francisco offices, the AI firm and federal prosecutors said Tuesday. "We discovered a sophisticated recording device that was hidden inside one of o...S1
  • Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old engineer who had worked for OpenAI since July 2025, allegedly wrapped a USB device in toilet paper and inserted it into a television located in an 'executive conference room,' according to a Justice Department statement, whic...S2
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S1 Al Monitor 1 report · EN
S2 LemondeLead 1 report · EN