Russian cyber-espionage group ‘Fancy Bears’ has released part 4 of its hacked documents that contain medical information including Theraputic Use Exemptions (TUE) from files belonging to Rio Olympic athletes. Callum Skinner, a track racer from Great Britain, is the latest cyclist targeted in the series of illegal hacks.
Skinner’s medical files were published along with 26 new athletes, including Britain’s star distance runner Mo Farah, bringing the total number of athletes targeted to 66. Skinner's file contains two TUEs for the use of prednisolone and salbutamol.
He was prescribed 30mg of prednisolone, one time per day for a five-day treatment in December 2014. He was also prescribed 5mg of salbutamol via an inhaler, twice a day for two days in January this year.
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Skinner secured two medals at the Rio Olympics; gold in the team sprint and silver in the individual sprint.
Tsar Team (APT28), calling itself 'Fancy Bears', has hacked into the World Anti-doping Agency's (WADA) Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS) and leaked the confidential medical information to the public.
WADA first announced on September 12 that its ADAMS program had been hacked, which was made through an account set up by the International Olympic Committee for the Olympic Games in Rio. The hackers accessed athlete medical information and initially released files belonging to four American athletes: Simone Biles (gymnastics), Serena and Venus Williams (tennis), and Elena Delle Donne (basketball).
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