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Sep, 2016 : Russian Hackers Dump More Athletes’ Health Data
📅 - Another hacked batch of Olympians' private health files have been released. Russian hackers under the banner name “Fancy Bear” are taking responsibility. This is the group's second data release of private health files this week.
The group published alleged drug-testing files of four athletes on Tuesday, including the files of Serena Williams and Simone Biles.
The most recent batch of leaked files, confirmed Thursday by the World Anti-Doping Agency, contains leaked data on more American athletes, as well as Olympians from Germany, Great Britain, Denmark, Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Russia.
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