Russian hackers take fancy to masters tracksters.
In September, the shadowy Russian hacking group
Fancy Bears made public the
TUEs (therapeutic use exemptions) of Olympic gymnasts
Simone Biles, Laurie Hernandez and many others. The WADA database was invaded. Last week, Masters Hall of Famer
George Mathews wrote me that he had been notified by USADA CEO
Travis Tygart that USADA’s database had been hacked by Fancy Bears, “and my confidential information on the TUE is apparently on Fancy Bears website or however they disseminated the information on all Americans who got a TUE in 2015.” I searched that site and also
WikiLeaks, but didn’t find George’s info. “Hey, “I don’t mind sharing what is known to the world [about] my 2015 TUE for
prednisone, which I need to take sporadically for acute and chronic sinusitis,” George says. I immediately wrote to USADA, asking how many masters track TUEs were likewise revealed. No response. Anyone else contacted by USADA about your TUE being posted?
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Latest Russian hack attack on IAAF TUE database. Not sure if masters were involved again:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2017/04/03/fancy-bear-russia-hacks-iaaf-doping-data/#494c70db3711
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