OpenAI engineer accused of using toilet paper to bug conference room indicted by grand jury

A federal grand jury has indicted an OpenAI engineer of bugging a conference room in San Francisco used by company executives.

OpenAI engineer accused of using toilet paper to bug conference room indicted by grand jury

TL;DR

  • OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan indicted by federal grand jury.
  • Accused of installing an encrypted listening device in a San Francisco conference room used by executives.
  • Device was found hidden in toilet paper behind a TV.
  • Alfozan faces felony interception of oral communications charge.
  • If convicted, he faces a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.