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| Russian hackers broke into a World Anti-Doping Agency database and posted confidential medical data of some American athletes online. | Russian hackers broke into a World Anti-Doping Agency database and posted confidential medical data of some American athletes online. |
| Wada said the attack — which targeted some female members of the United States team which competed at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics — was carried out by a “Russian cyber espionage group” called Fancy Bears. | |
| The hackers revealed records of “Therapeutic Use Exemptions” which allow athletes to use substances that are banned unless there is a verified medical need. | |
| Wada previously warned of cyberattacks after investigators it appointed published reports into Russian state-sponsored doping. | |
| “These criminal acts are greatly compromising the effort by the global anti-doping community to re-establish trust in Russia,” said Olivier Niggli, Wada director general. | |
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