America’s golden girl Simone Biles has become the victim of a Russian hacking scandal.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed Tuesday that a Russian cyber espionage group, known as Fancy Bear, illegally broke into its database and obtained private medical records of American athletes through an International Olympic Committee (IOC)-created account.
Along with Biles’ health information, the hackers acquired Serena Williams and Venus Williams’ records as well. All three athletes were reportedly given medical exemptions to use banned drugs.
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) September 13, 2016
The 19-year-old gymnast, who took home four gold medals and one bronze at the Rio Olympics, addressed the drug testing leak on Twitter Tuesday, revealing that she had been taking medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Having ADHD, and taking medicine for it is nothing to be ashamed of nothing that I’m afraid to let people know.
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) September 13, 2016