“The hidden wealth of some of the world’s most prominent leaders, politicians and celebrities has been revealed by an unprecedented leak of millions of documents that show the myriad ways in which the rich can exploit secretive offshore tax regimes. The Guardian, working with global partners, will set out details from the first tranche of what are being called “the Panama Papers”. Journalists from more than 80 countries have been reviewing 11.5m files leaked from the database of Mossack Fonseca, the world’s fourth biggest offshore law firm…”

• International Consortium of Investigative Journalists – Leaders, criminals, celebrities  – A giant leak of more than 11.5 million financial and legal records exposes a system that enables crime, corruption and wrongdoing, hidden by secretive offshore companies
• See also How Reporters Pulled Off the Panama Papers, the Biggest Leak in Whistleblower History – The 2.6 terabyte Panama Papers may be the first leak of their scale, but they won’t be the last.
  wired.com|By Andy Greenberg.