OpenAI engineer arrested for planting recording device in office
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Abdulrahman Alfozan (OpenAI employee)
San Francisco, USA
September 28, 2026
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An OpenAI engineer was arrested for planting a sophisticated recording device in an executive meeting room. The device was discovered plugged into a TV's USB port. The employee was terminated and the case was referred to the FBI.
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