# OpenAI employee arrested for allegedly planting a bug in a conference room

**Published:** October 13, 2026
**Author:** Emma Roth
**Source:** The Verge — AI
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/openai-employee-arrested-for-allegedly-planting-a-bug-in-a-conference-ro

An OpenAI engineer was arrested after the company said it discovered a "sophisticated recording device" hidden in one of its offices. The employee was identified as Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national. Alfozan is charged with using or endeavoring to use a device to…

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**Tags:** #OpenAI

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