GENEVA — Russian hackers have been blamed for breaking into a World Anti-Doping Agency database and posting confidential medical data of some American athletes online. The hackers revealed records of “Therapeutic Use Exemptions” (TUEs) which allow athletes to use substances that are banned unless there is a verified medical need. Related“These criminal acts are greatly compromising the effort by the global anti-doping community to re-establish trust in Russia,” World Anti-Doping Agency director general Olivier Niggli said in a statement. She and her husband, a former official with the Russian national anti-doping agency, are now living at an undisclosed location in North America. A spokesman for Russian state President Vladimir Putin rejected WADA’s statement blaming Russian hackers as unfounded.

Source: National Post September 13, 2016 20:15 UTC