Covered by 2 outlets — first reported by The Hacker News, Oct 20, 05:53 UTC
Ex-OpenAI Engineer Detained in Spy Device Case as Saudi Royal Contacts Emerge
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In brief
A U.S. court on Monday granted the U.S. government's request to detain a former OpenAI engineer accused of planting a recording device in an executive conference room at the company's San Francisco office to allegedly steal sensitive secrets. In a new court filing Sunday, prosecutors revealed that Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national, was "in frequent communications via WhatsApp
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The Hacker NewsFirst report
Ex-OpenAI Engineer Detained in Spy Device Case as Saudi Royal Contacts Emerge
A U.S. court on Monday granted the U.S. government's request to detain a former OpenAI engineer accused of planting a recording device in an executive conference room at the company's San Francisco office to allegedly steal sensitive…
SecurityWeek
Ex-OpenAI Worker Accused of Bugging Conference Room Planned to Fly to Saudi Arabia, Prosecutors Say
Abdulrahman Alfozan’s wife and young son also left the country the day after the 35-year-old Saudi national’s arrest.