According to information disclosed by the U.S. Department of Justice on October 13, 2026, Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national engineer at OpenAI, was arrested by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on October 9 on suspicion of installing eavesdropping equipment in an executive conference room at the company's San Francisco office.
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2026-10-14 04:16 · 美国司法部10月13日披露，OpenAI一名35岁的沙特籍工程师Abdulrahman Alfozan涉嫌在公司旧金山办公室的高管会议室安装窃听设备，10月9日遭FBI逮捕。 https://t.co/cg2IYaXg1R
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OpenAI Saudi Engineer Arrested over Suspected Bugging Device Installed at San Francisco Office
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