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Saudi national OpenAI employee arrested after 'sophisticated recording device' planted in office
OpenAI said a "sophisticated recording device" was hidden inside one of its offices and the issue was referred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to a post on X Tuesday.
Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, who is a national of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was arrested on Oct. 9 in connection with the matter, the Department of Justice said in a release.
The company said an employee planted the device a few days before it was found, and the FBI "moved quickly to make an arrest," the post said. The employee was terminated.
FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement that Alfozan "allegedly concealed a covert recording device inside his employer's executive conference room to secretly capture sensitive communications about the company's super intelligence technology."
OpenAI engineer arrested in bugging of executive conference room
Federal prosecutors say an employee from Saudi Arabia planted an audio recorder and left another unattended in his bag.
An OpenAI engineer has been arrested on suspicion of hiding an audio recording device in an executive conference room at the company’s San Francisco headquarters, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, a Saudi national, was arrested Friday and charged with using or attempting to use a device to intercept oral communications. He made his initial appearance in federal court Tuesday and remains in custody.
An unattended bag found in the company’s offices contained Alfozan’s wallet and identification, as well as a recording device, according to the U.S. attorney’s office in San Francisco.
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OpenAI employee arrested for allegedly planting recording device in its office
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The recording device was apparently discovered plugged into a TV’s USB port in an executive meeting room.
The recording device was apparently discovered plugged into a TV’s USB port in an executive meeting room.
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