OpenAI engineer arrested after FBI says recording device was found hidden in executive conference room

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Federal prosecutors say Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi national employed as an engineer by OpenAI since July 2025, appeared in federal court after the FBI arrested him. OpenAI contacted the FBI after discovering the device and said it was grateful for the quick arrest. A complaint states company personnel found a concealed audio recording device in a USB port on the back of a television in a San Francisco executive conference room. It had been hidden in toilet paper, installed around Sept. 28, and its contents were encrypted. Alfozan was caught on CCTV.

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