Hacker group cracks the WADA database

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Hacker group cracks the WADA database

It is the second Time: the Computer hackers to attack the database of the world Anti-Doping Agency and change the sensitive data from U.S. athletes. In August IT was interested in specialists in a special Account

A Russian Hacker group has attacked the database of the world Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The WADA confirmed on Tuesday. The Accounts of several American athletes have been searched apparently. WADA confirmed the Hacker attack, but the names of the affected athletes.

The Hacker group, which calls itself the “Fancy Bears”, and found several medical exemptions for funds of the athletes on the Internet. The International Olympic Committee condemned the actions of the grouping, with such methods, the reputation of clean athletes will be stained. “The IOC can confirm that the athletes have committed offences at the Olympic Games, no Doping.”

Athletes may sometimes take drugs that are not on the doping list, you have to show for it but a medical exception permit. The incident is by the way not a novelty. In August it became known that the
WADA Account of Whistleblower Julia Stepanova hacked. According to the information provided by the WADA at the time, someone had illegally acquired the password to Stepanowas account in the athletes system of ADAM. Access to ADAMS can give clues as to the place of residence.

Stepanova lives with her husband in a secret location, after your statements of the obvious state doping System in Russia unmasked.

sw/og (dpa, sid)