LOS ANGELES - The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) on Tuesday confirmed Russian hackers had breached its database and published confidential athlete records, the second attack on the organisation since early August. "Wada condemns these ongoing cyber-attacks that are being carried out in an attempt to undermine Wada and the global anti-doping system," Niggli added. The Fancy Bear group published a series of files relating to the athletes which detailed instances of "adverse analytical findings" (AAFs) or their use of therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs). "The IOC can confirm however that the athletes mentioned did not violate any anti-doping rules during the Olympic Games Rio 2016." The latest breach of Wada's cyber defences comes after the agency confirmed last month that Russian whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova's file had been accessed by hackers.

Source: Bangkok Post September 13, 2016 17:46 UTC