India, Oct. 14 -- A Saudi national has been charged with allegedly planting a covert recording device inside the California office of OpenAI, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said.

The department identified the accused as Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, who was arrested on October 9. According to the complaint, Alfozan had been working as an engineer at OpenAI since July 2025.

On or around September 30, OpenAI personnel discovered a concealed audio recording device plugged into a USB port on the back of a television in an executive conference room at one of the company's buildings in San Francisco.

The device, which had allegedly been concealed in toilet paper, was installed on or around September 28, according to the department. Its conten...