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OpenAI engineer charged over spy device had booked escape
Abdulrahman Alfozan, arrested for planting hidden recording devices at OpenAI, had one-way tickets to Saudi Arabia booked for three days after his arrest.
In brief
Abdulrahman Alfozan, arrested for planting hidden recording devices at OpenAI, had one-way tickets to Saudi Arabia booked for three days after his arrest. OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan, charged with planting hidden recording devices, had one-way tickets to Saudi Arabia booked for October twelfth, three days…
Engineer arrested over spy devices
Abdulrahman Alfozan, thirty five, an OpenAI engineer, was arrested on October ninth after hidden recording devices were found at the company's offices.
One-way tickets booked for escape
Court filings show Alfozan had booked one-way tickets to Saudi Arabia via Istanbul for October twelfth, three days after his arrest, with his wife and another family member.
Devices found in executive conference room
One device was found on September thirtieth behind a television in an executive conference room. A second was allegedly found on October fifth in an unattended bag.
FBI treats case as national security matter
The FBI is investigating with assistance from the National Security Division's counterintelligence section. The US attorney called it a matter of national security. Alfozan faces up to five years in prison.
The essence
OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan, charged with planting hidden recording devices, had one-way tickets to Saudi Arabia booked for October twelfth, three days after his October ninth arrest.
