The track and field governing body the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has confirmed its system was compromised in February by Fancy Bear, the same group that stole records from global anti-doping regulators last year. The IAAF said the hackers had been able to access athletes’ private medical records, while IAAF president Sebastian Coe expressed "our sincerest apologies and our total commitment to continue to do everything in our power to remedy the situation". A statement on the IAAF’s website said: "The IAAF is aware of a recent report which states that an athlete may have provided information about his or her health status to a third party.
The track and field governing body the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has confirmed its system was compromised in February by Fancy Bear, the same group that stole records from global anti-doping regulators last year. The IAAF said the hackers had been able to access athletes’ private medical records, while IAAF president Sebastian Coe expressed "our sincerest apologies and our total commitment to continue to do everything in our power to remedy the situation". The hackers and Russian officials claimed western athletes have been given an unfair advantage through therapeutic-use exemptions.