Doping: Stepanova records illegally accessed after WADA hack
Source: Reuters
Russian whistleblower Yulia Stepanova's electronic account at the World Anti-Doping Agency has been illegally accessed, WADA said on Saturday.
The anti-doping body said a "perpetrator" had illegally obtained the password for the middle-distance runner's account, and accessed details which would normally include her registered whereabouts.
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Stepanova, in hiding in North America, helped reveal the biggest state-backed doping program in Russia and was forced to flee the country with her husband for fear of her life.
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"A subsequent investigation by WADA allowed the Agency to determine that no other athlete accounts on ADAMS have been accessed."
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Russian whistleblowers Yulia and Vitaly Stepanov, who have been living in hiding after telling the world about Russia's systematic doping, have had to suddenly move locations again.
They maintain that Yulia's email account was hacked, and a few hours later, her "Adams account" was also hacked. An Adams account is used by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) so athletes can enter their whereabouts to facilitate testing.
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"It's completely devastating and heartbreaking to hear that the Stepanovs continue to be in danger and fear for their lives," said Beckie Scott, chair of WADA's Athlete Commission. "They have made an incredible contribution to clean sport, and what has happened to them is completely unacceptable and wrong.
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The Stepanovs have been effectively on the run and living in fear for years. It was their hidden video and their hundreds of emails sent to WADA over the years that formed the basis of the world's understanding about Russian doping.
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