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FBI arrests Saudi national over bug hidden in toilet paper

The suspect is accused of hiding a covert recording device at the company's offices, and the FBI made the arrest; the roll was reportedly not on sale.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on The Midday Show
Published 12:22 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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First reported by The Daily Caller: “FBI Nabs Saudi National Accused Of Hiding Bug In Toilet Paper To Spy On AI Giant’s Inner Sanctum”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 12:22 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: FBI, Saudi, AI.
BBN covered this story before: FBI operation targets scam compounds in Africa (October 13).

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The Daily CallerFBI Nabs Saudi National Accused Of Hiding Bug In Toilet Paper To Spy On AI Giant’s Inner Sanctum

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAn FBI arrest today, and it is a good one: a Saudi national is accused of hiding a recording device inside a roll of toilet paper at a leading AI company, according to the Daily Caller.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentToilet paper? They spent billions on firewalls and the hole in the plan was a bathroom stall.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHe allegedly concealed it, and nothing has been proven in court.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBut I love an old-fashioned plan, the kind you can pick up at a gas station on the way in.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the most advanced brain on the planet got outsmarted by a two-ply.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTwo-ply, yes, and now somebody has to check every roll in the building, which sounds like the worst inventory job in America.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe janitor knows more than the engineers now.

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