Russian hackers using the name Fancy Bears and presenting themselves as an "offshoot" of the Anonymous hacking collective have released more files than they stole from WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) servers last summer.
The group appeared online two days ago and claimed to have hacked WADA, releasing documents saying four American athletes were doped.
The documents turned out to be nothing more than Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs), which any athlete is allowed to request when he/she undergoes a medical procedure or is being treated for an illness that requires more powerful medications that are not allowed by WADA rules.
We have to say that EVERYONE, and not just US athletes, does it, but the Fancy Bears didn't seem to care since they wanted the media around the world to deal with the false articles about the doped US athletes. Three days later, we can say that: Mission accomplished!
The first batch of documents included TUEs for gymnast Simone Biles, basketball player Elena Delle Donne, and tennis players Venus and Serena Williams.
Yesterday's batch also included some other athletes, such as: Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA, tennis), Brittney Griner (USA, basketball), John Conger (USA, swimming), Dagmara Wozniak (USA, hurdles), Deanna Price (USA, hammer throw), Kathleen Baker (USA, swimming), Mcquin Baron (USA, water polo), Michelle Carter (USA, shot put), Sam Dorman (USA, diving), Tervel Ivaylov Dlagnev (USA, wrestler), Bradley Wiggins (UK, cycling), Charley Hull (UK, golf), Christopher Froome (UK, cycling), Heather Fisher (UK, rugby), Sam Townsend (UK, rowing), Blume Pernille (Denmark, swimming), Misha Aloyan (Russia, boxer), Madaj Natalia (Poland, rowing), Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic, tennis), Roxana Cogianu (Romania, rowing), Robert Harting (Germany, discus throw), Franziska Hentke (Germany, swimming), Christina Obergfoll (Germany, javelin throw), Christian Vom Lehn (Germany, swimming) and Christian Reichert (Germany, swimming).
WADA confirmed on its website that all the leaked files are authentic, just like the first time.
Fancy Bears also added a Bitcoin address to the bottom of their site, asking users to donate. At the time of writing, six people have donated a total of 0.04752135 Bitcoin ($28.92).
