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# OpenAI says the FBI arrested one of its staffers after the company found a hidden recording device in its offices and used its models to identify who placed it \(@openainewsroom\)

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**Published:** 2026-10-13T20:02:14.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** openai, safety

## Summary

OpenAI says the FBI arrested one of its staffers after the company found a hidden recording device in its offices and used its models to identify who placed it\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261013/p40>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/OpenAINewsroom/status/2110095403198849132>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/2110096597694706175>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/AndrewCurran_/status/2110098474767450208>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/cybersecurity/fbi-arrests-openai-employee-for-planting-recording-device-b7e0ab86>)
- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/cybersecurity/fbi-arrests-openai-employee-for-planting-recording-device-b7e0ab86>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50077703>)
- [Story source](<https://twitter.com/OpenAINewsroom/status/2110095403198849132>)

