FBI arrests cybersecurity expert and OpenAI employee in separate cases
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FBI
United States
October 2026
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FBI arrested cybersecurity expert Edward Dubrovsky for alleged ties to ShinyHunters. FBI arrested OpenAI employee Abdulrahman Alfozan for allegedly planting a recording device.
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