What a bunch of dopes! Fancy Bear hackers take aim at drug-testing orgs

What a bunch of dopes! Fancy Bear hackers take aim at drug-testing orgs

Now why would Russian hackers want to compromise anti-doping agencies?


The Russian hacking crew known as Fancy Bear is thought to be actively targeting anti-doping sports agencies.


This according to the team at Microsoft, who have long been tracking the group also known as APT28 or Strontium.


Redmond says that the attacks began in mid-September on the eve of new reports that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) had found Russia's main sport testing labs to be missing key databases chronicling the outcome of tests on Russian athletes.


"At least 16 national and international sporting and anti-doping organizations across three continents were targeted in these attacks which began September 16," Microsoft corporate VP of customer security and trust Tom Burt ..

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