OpenAI says FBI arrested employee after hidden recording device was found

A 35-year-old product engineer faces a federal charge after OpenAI says it used its own AI to help trace a concealed audio device The FBI arrested an OpenAI engineer on October 9, 2026, after the company found a hidden audio recording device in an executive conference room at its San Francisco office. The suspect, 35-year-old Abdulrahman Alfozan, faces a federal charge of attempting to intercept oral communications. The device was discovered on September 30 during what was described as a routine security inspection. Investigators believe it was planted around September 28, roughly two days earlier.

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