The Engineer Accused of Bugging OpenAI’s Top-Secret Conference Room

Abdulrahman Alfozan kept ties in Saudi Arabia while he rose in Silicon Valley, until federal agents accused him of hiding a recorder behind a conference-room television.

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2026-10-15 09:30 · Wall Street Journal Technology
The Engineer Accused of Bugging OpenAI’s Top-Secret Conference Room

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