Saudi employee charged with planting recording device in OpenAI office

What happened: A Saudi national and OpenAI engineer, Abdulrahman Alfozan, was charged federally with planting a hidden recording device in an OpenAI office in California. OpenAI said it found the device and alerted the FBI. Key numbers: Device found 30 September, two days after installation. Alfozan worked at OpenAI since July 2025. He appeared in court Tuesday. Why it matters: OpenAI said it has no indication source code, model weights or customer data were accessed or taken, and the employee was fired. The FBI said the alleged goal was to capture information about the company's AI product. Coverage: 15+ outlets in 24h

Saudi man charged with planting sophisticated recording device in OpenAI office.

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