US prosecutors allege Saudi royal links in OpenAI bugging case

A former OpenAI engineer accused of hiding a recording device in an executive conference room had frequent contact with a Saudi royal, prosecutors say A former OpenAI engineer is accused of hiding a covert audio recorder in one of the company’s executive conference rooms. According to US prosecutors, the device was tucked inside toilet paper and plugged into the back of a television. That would be odd enough on its own. Prosecutors are now alleging the engineer, Abdulrahman Alfozan, kept up frequent contact with Saudi government figures and an unnamed member of the Saudi royal family, which turns a strange workplace incident into a national security story. Alfozan, 35, allegedly installed the device on or about September 28, 2026. It did not stay hidden long.

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