Russian hackers allegedly target the World Anti-Doping Agency
The same Russian state-sponsored hackers that allegedly breached the Democratic National Committee may have also targeted the World Anti-Doping Agency.
On Tuesday, the sports drug-testing agency blamed a recent breach of its network on a Russian hacking group known as APT 28 or Fancy Bear.
The hackers gained access to the agency’s database and stole information about athletes including confidential medical data. Some of that data has already been publicly released, and the hackers have threatened to release more, the agency said in a statement. It’s unclear when the breach occurred. However, in August, another hacking incident also targeted the whistleblower, Yuliya Stepanova, who exposed Russian-backed doping of Olympic teams.
