importantSYS.SOURCE: The Hacker News• 2026-10-20T11:23:16+05:30

Former OpenAI Engineer Detained for Alleged Espionage Involving Surveillance Device

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A former OpenAI engineer was detained for allegedly planting a recording device in a company conference room to steal sensitive information. The case involves ties to a Saudi national and raises concerns about corporate espionage and data security.

A U.S. court on Monday granted the U.S. government's request to detain a former OpenAI engineer accused of planting a recording device in an executive conference room at the company's San Francisco office to allegedly steal sensitive secrets.

In a new court filing Sunday, prosecutors revealed that Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national, was "in frequent communications via WhatsApp

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