USA Today · Sep 13, 2016
WADA confirms U.S. athletes' data was hacked, blames Russians
(Photo: Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports)The World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed that its database had been accessed by an outfit that WADA says is a Russian cyber espionage group.
Known as Fancy Bear, that group released information on four American athletes on its website on Monday.
“WADA deeply regrets this situation and is very conscious of the threat that it represents to athletes whose confidential information has been divulged through this criminal act,” WADA director general Olivier Niggli said in a statement. “We are reaching out to stakeholders, such as the IOC, IFs and NADOs, regarding the specific athletes impacted.”