WADA athlete data leak (Fancy Bear)
Alleged: Reported or claimed; not established in the public record.
The World Anti-Doping Agency said a Russian cyber-espionage group had broken into its ADAMS database and that confidential athlete data was being published. It said the group got in using credentials obtained by spear-phishing.
Confirmed
WADA confirmed the attack on 13 September 2016 and said an account created for the Rio 2016 Games had been accessed.
Claimed, disputed or not established
The attribution to a named Russian group is WADA's assessment, not a court finding. The source opened does not explain how the data was chosen for release.
Reported impact
WADA said the attack aimed to undermine its work; the release exposed athletes' data.
Source strength: A single source: the victim's own statement.
Sources (opened in a new tab)
- WADA: confirms attack by Russian cyber espionage group ↗https://www.wada-ama.org/en/news/wada-confirms-attack-russian-cyber-espionage-group
Connected
- Related case files: Twelve GRU officers indicted over the 2016 election hacks
- Related leaks: DNC and campaign emails: Guccifer 2.0 and DC Leaks
- Case board · Timeline (2016) · Document vault · How we verify leaks
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