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FBI ARRESTS OPENAI EMPLOYEE ACCUSED OF PLANTING BUG IN OFFICE

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OpenAI discovered a hidden recording device in one of its offices recently. It was traced to Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi Arabian national who joined the company's product team in July 2025 as an engineer. He was arrested by the FBI. The device was built to evade detection and used advanced encryption. It could monitor audio and had a way to transfer data without being noticed.