Former OpenAI Engineer Pleads Not Guilty to Planting Covert Device in Executive Meeting Room

The Hacker News - Nov 9, 2026

The OpenAI engineer who was arrested and charged last month for planting a covert audio recording device in the company's office has pleaded not guilty. According to reports from Bloomberg and CNBC, Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan made an appearance in San Francisco federal court on Friday, where he entered the plea. His next hearing is scheduled for November 17, 2026. If proven guilty, the

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