Security folks mock the OpenAI office bug: ESP32 in broadcast mode hidden with toilet paper
dyn___ · x · 2026-10-14
Reacting to the recording device found in an OpenAI office, a commenter mocked the amateurish tradecraft: an ESP32 apparently sitting in full broadcast mode, concealed with toilet paper — despite the alleged planter being an MIT/Berkeley-educated engineer.
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