1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auMack DeGeurinhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/mackdegeurin-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="fSYy56n5rQ"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2023/01/saudi-arabian-espionage-operation-reportedly-forced-wikimedia-to-fire-its-entire-saudi-based-team-of-administrators/">Saudi Arabian Espionage Operation Reportedly Forced Wikimedia to Fire Its Entire Saudi-Based Team of Administrators</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2023/01/saudi-arabian-espionage-operation-reportedly-forced-wikimedia-to-fire-its-entire-saudi-based-team-of-administrators/embed/#?secret=fSYy56n5rQ" width="600" height="338" title="“Saudi Arabian Espionage Operation Reportedly Forced Wikimedia to Fire Its Entire Saudi-Based Team of Administrators” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="fSYy56n5rQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/07/5c426a50ef4cced8e4f82e75d303ad47.jpg?quality=7529931680Two privileged administrators of online encyclopaedia Wikipedia were reportedly arrested by Saudi Arabian officials. The pair have been sentenced to 32 and eight years in prison for editing conflict critical of the government. The prison sentences predated a larger alleged Saudi espionage operation within the company which ultimately led Wikipedia to terminate each and every […]