# FBI arrests former OpenAI employee over hidden listening device

https://mins.news/en/item/98632

- Reuters, 2026-10-13 20:05 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-arrests-former-openai-employee-planting-listening-device-2026-10-13/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ace8ef776e0550001f0d355

> OpenAI said Tuesday that the FBI had arrested a former employee in connection with a sophisticated listening device discovered concealed in one of the company's offices.

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