The Wikimedia Foundation suffered a security incident today after a self-propagating JavaScript worm began vandalizing pages and modifying user scripts across multiple wikis.

The nonprofit that oversees Wikipedia briefly enforced a 'read-only' mode on Thursday morning as users spotted code designed ...

At the start of the year, a request was made for Wikimedia, the foundation behind Wikipedia, to stop accepting cryptocurrency. The debate saw familiar arguments used for and against the proposal: ...

Trustees say it hasn’t done enough to stop abuse Trustees say it hasn’t done enough to stop abuse is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered ...

Foundation reaches goal of raising more than $6 million to sustain Wikipedia. The money will be used to maintain and grow the foundation's technical infrastructure. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a ...

Earlier today, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announced that the Wikimedia Foundation’s Board of Trustees has appointed Katherine Maher as its new executive director. “Our mission is vast, diverse, and ...

WASHINGTON — The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that operates Wikipedia, petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court today to review a challenge to the National Security Agency’s (NSA) mass surveillance of ...