OpenAI engineer charged after listening device found in meeting room
Summary
A Saudi engineer working at OpenAI was arrested after a hidden listening device was found in the company’s conference room. Authorities say he tried to illegally gather sensitive information and faces up to five years in prison and a large fine.Key Facts
- The arrested engineer is Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national who worked at OpenAI since July 2025.
- A listening device was found in the executive conference room in late September, hidden in toilet paper.
- Video showed Alfozan near the room multiple times despite having no permission to be there or attend meetings.
- OpenAI security also found a second listening device in Alfozan’s bag.
- OpenAI used its own AI tools to identify Alfozan as the person who planted the device.
- Alfozan faces charges for trying to intercept private conversations electronically.
- He had his first court appearance and could receive up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
- OpenAI said it has no evidence that Alfozan accessed important company data like software code or customer information.
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