# Recording device hidden in toilet paper found in OpenAI’s top-secret meeting room

https://mins.news/en/item/100315

- Ars Technica, 2026-10-14 16:41 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/fbi-arrests-openai-engineer-suspected-of-planting-bug-in-conference-room/

> A recording device was found in a restricted OpenAI executive conference room. The FBI alleges that former OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan planted it to spy on the company and risked leaking trade secrets; he was arrested on related allegations.

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