Greeting from Panama - Cheat on your taxes in paradise.

“Hello. This is John Doe. Interested in data?”

These were the first words from an anonymous source that led to the largest data leak in history. For a year, via encrypted channels, information about the shadowy dealings of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca (MF) was leaked to Bastian Obermeyer, an investigative reporter working for German newspaper Sueddeutche Zeitung.

Obermeyer quickly responded: “We’re very interested.”

The person on the other end insisted that certain security measures be followed prior to the transfer of information.

“My life is in danger. We will only chat over encrypted files. No meeting, ever,” the anonymous source wrote.

When asked why they were... Read More