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The group, identified as Fancy Bears, has posted data about
athletes such as U.S. gymnast Simone Biles, basketball player
Elena Delle Donne and tennis players Serena and Venus Williams.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said the hackers gained
access to its anti-doping administration and management system
(ADAMS) via an account for the Rio Games, which has since been
secured and investigated by a premier security and forensic
consulting firm.
According to WADA, the account included confidential medical
data such as Therapeutic Use Exemptions, which are issued by
sports federations and national anti-doping organizations to
allow athletes to take certain substances.
"They are con artists. We are confident that people will see
this for what it is: a malicious and illegal invasion of athlete
privacy followed by a baseless smear campaign," Tygart told the
BBC.
"This is just another desperate attempt to distract from the
real issue of (Russia's) state-sponsored doping."
Since the hacking group first released confidential medical data
on Sept. 13, it has released five more batches involving
athletes from countries including the U.S., Germany, Britain,
Poland and Denmark who competed at the Rio Olympics.
Tygart added that they "smear the reputations of athletes and
organizations from around the world who choose to operate with
integrity and abide by the rules".
(Reporting by Ian Rodricks in Bengaluru; editing by Amlan
Chakraborty)
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