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## William F. McDevitt

[Attorneys,](https://wilsonelser-20963532.hs-sites.com/professional-liability-advocate/tag/attorneys) [Cybersecurity & Data Privacy](https://wilsonelser-20963532.hs-sites.com/professional-liability-advocate/tag/cybersecurity-data-privacy)

### [What Attorneys Can Learn from History’s Largest Data Breach](https://wilsonelser-20963532.hs-sites.com/professional-liability-advocate/2016/06/what-attorneys-can-learn-from-historys-largest-data-breach)

Jun 21, 2016 10:45:23 AM

[![468453132](https://wilsonelser-20963532.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock_60997906_XXXLARGE-300x200-1.jpg?width=300&height=200&name=iStock_60997906_XXXLARGE-300x200-1.jpg)](https://wilsonelser-20963532.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/iStock_60997906_XXXLARGE-1.jpg)On April 3, 2016, the public learned that millions of client documents from the Panamanian law firm and corporate services provider Mossack Fonseca & Co. (MF) had made their way to an international organization, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), and that the information would be used to publish potentially damaging stories. In addition, authorities across the globe, from Japan to Switzerland to the United States, are reviewing the documents and investigating potential tax implications, regulatory violations and criminal activity.

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