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OpenAI executives have warned staff over potential espionage like honey pots and insider threats and told them to adopt operational security measures

From 'honey pots' to insider threats, Silicon Valley was on espionage alert even before the FBI's arrest of an OpenAI employee

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OpenAI executives have warned staff over potential espionage like honey pots and insider threats and told them to adopt operational security measures

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New York Times: Abdulrahman Alfozan, who worked at Meta and gained US residency in 2020, advised Saudi organizations and is listed as a venture partner at Riyadh-based RAED

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