The 2.6 Terabytes That Toppled a Global Financial System
A German newspaper gets 2.6 TB of financial secrets-can it survive the truth?
The 2.6 Terabytes That Toppled a Global Financial System
This episode explores the improbable journey of the Süddeutsche Zeitung, from its origins on the printing presses that once produced Mein Kampf to its near-collapse and subsequent rescue. It delves into the challenges faced by a newspaper committed to freedom as it grapples with its own survival and the arrival of an unprecedented data leak.
Person: Major Bernard B. McMahon
Date: October 6, 1945
Location: Munich, Bavaria
Data size: 2.6 terabytes
Firm: Mossack…
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