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Explained: How OpenAI traced listening bug to Saudi employee now in FBI custody

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Explained: How OpenAI traced listening bug to Saudi employee now in FBI custody

On October 13, Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi national, was charged for allegedly hiding a recording device at OpenAI. Discovered by staff in the executive conference room, the device was wrapped in toilet paper and concealed within a USB port. Reportedly, Alfozan used AI to strategize the placement of the device.

An official OpenAI announcement on Tuesday, October 13, stated that a Saudi national has been charged with planting a listening device in one of OpenAI's executive rooms. The company said it had used its own AI models to track where the device had come from and identify the specific employee.Federal prosecutors identified the individual as Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, a Saudi Arabian national, who has worked as an engineer at OpenAI since July 2025.

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