OpenAI engineer arrested for allegedly planting spy device in office

Summary

The U.S. Department of Justice charged Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi engineer who had worked at OpenAI since July 2025, with illegally intercepting oral communications after he allegedly planted a hidden recording device in an executive conference room in San Francisco. OpenAI security found the device on September 30, and Alfozan was arrested on October 9. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

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