WADA
says hackers released another batch of athlete data
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[September 15, 2016]
By Frank Pingue
(Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping
Agency (WADA) said on Wednesday that another batch of athlete data
has been leaked by the same Russian cyber espionage group that
published confidential medical data earlier this week.
This time, WADA said the hackers released data of 25 athletes from
the United States, Germany, Britain, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Poland, Romania, and Russia.
The hacking group, known as APT28 and Fancy Bear by U.S.
cyber-security researchers, was also blamed by WADA on Tuesday for
posting data about U.S. athletes Simone Biles, Elena Delle Donne,
and Serena and Venus Williams.
"WADA is very mindful that this criminal attack, which to date has
recklessly exposed personal data of 29 athletes, will be very
distressing for the athletes that have been targeted; and cause
apprehension for all athletes that were involved in the Rio 2016
Olympic Games," WADA Director General Olivier Niggli said in a
statement.
"To those athletes that have been impacted, we regret that criminals
have attempted to smear your reputations in this way; and assure you
that we are receiving intelligence and advice from the highest level
law enforcement and IT security agencies that we are putting into
action."
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WADA said it believed the hackers gained access to its anti-doping
administration and management system (ADAMS) via an IOC-created
account for the Rio Games.
According to WADA, the account includes 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.
WADA said it is reaching out to the national anti-doping
organizations and international federations whose athletes are
impacted by the latest data release to provide support.
WADA also repeated its belief the attacks are being carried out as
retaliation for the agency's investigations that exposed
state-sponsored doping in Russia.
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The agency's independent McLaren report, released in July, charged
that Russians had swapped positive doping samples for clean ones
during the 2014 Sochi Olympics, with the support of the Russian
secret service.
A separate anti-doping commission report released last November that
was headed by former WADA president Dick Pound, alleged widespread
corruption and collusion that added up to a state-sponsored drugs
culture in Russian athletics.
"WADA has no doubt that these ongoing attacks are being carried out
in retaliation against the agency, and the global anti-doping
system, because of our independent Pound and McLaren investigations
that exposed state-sponsored doping in Russia,” said Niggli.
"We condemn this criminal activity and have asked the Russian
Government to do everything in their power to make it stop.
"Continued cyber-attacks emanating from Russia seriously undermine
the work that is being carried out to rebuild a compliant
anti-doping program in Russia."
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)
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