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Hackers Snag Private Medical Data From Biles, Other Olympic Athletes

Hackers have broken into a database of the World Anti-Doping Association (WADA), accessing private medical information on several Olympic athletes, including Team USA's Simone Biles and Serena Williams.

Association leaders are blaming Russian hackers for the breach, while a group that calls itself Fancy Bear is claiming responsibility. The same group has been tied to the DNC hack.

WADA is guessing the hack could be retaliation for several Russian athletes being banned from competing in Rio. 

Either way, this won’t go away soon -- Fancy Bear is threatening to release more information in the days to come.

So far, we don’t know just what has been stolen, but several athletes, including Biles, have already taken to Twitter to post about their innocence.

The International Olympic Committee released a statement saying Biles, Williams, and other athletes were clean.

Scott tracks cyber security on Twitter: @scottbudman

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