alt Hacker NewsOpenAI finds recording device in one of their offices
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Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, a Saudi national, was arrested Friday and charged with using or attempting to use a device to intercept oral communications.
> We used our models to understand the device and where it had come from
Did OpenAI do a marketing bit in the middle of an espionage accusation?
Between this and the Ledger implants I wonder if AI companies will have a supply chain risk in the future where their models get exfiltrated over 5G.
Good time to start a company that builds giant Faraday cages over data centers.
Lots more details here: https://sfstandard.com/2026/10/13/openai-engineer-arrested-a...
He was just gathering training data
There’s absolutely no way Abdulrahman did this. This was a setup.
How did they get that capture of Alfozan looking behind the TV? Does OpenAI install its own surveillance cameras behind TVs to prevent espionage?
I have seem some articles which reference allegations from court documents / complaint, but I haven't been able to find the primary source. Do we know if that's publicly available yet?
You got me. I ask the obvious question: What's the "sophisticated" device?
> The employee was terminated.
in this context, they should be more specific about how terminal s/he is
In case you need to sweep your area a decent review of anti spy devices by project farm
> The device was concealed in toilet paper, and its contents were encrypted.
Concealing a recording device in a conference room in toilet paper is a bit strange. Do executives meet in the toilets to discuss strategic moves?
So but OpenAI did it to Apple and they were caught, and now OpenAI doesn't like it when it happens to them?
Either way, there goes the false flag and the reason for companies to stop hiring humans over this espionage.
Why make this public? Usually companies just silently terminate and pursue employees who do this.
They're trying to distil OpenAI employees now. Absolutely shameless
Part of the evidence was his wife's chatgpt logs.
Remember kids, uncle Sam can see anything you tell your AI and will use that against you.