were published in 1971, such as of the Secret Bombing of Cambodia, led to the formation of the "White House Plumbers" unit (so named because they wanted to fix leaks), which conducted the break-in that led to the Watergate scandal and Nixon's eventual resignation in 1974. Reasons There are many reasons why information might be leaked. Some of these include: Politicians and policy makers may wish to judge the reaction of the public to their plans before committing (a trial balloon). Leaked information may be plausibly denied without blame for proposed unpopular measures affecting their perpetrators. People with access to confidential information may find it to their advantage to make it public, without themselves appearing to be responsible for publishing the information. For example, information which will embarrass political opponents, or cause damage to national security, may be leaked. People privy to secret information about matters which they consider to be morally wrong or against the public interest — often referred to as "whistleblowers" — may leak the information. People may be enticed to expose secret information for other self-serving motives, such as financial gain. Notable International The Panama Papers, confidential documents leaked on 3 April 2016 regarding offshore tax havens. The Paradise Papers, confidential documents leaked on 5 November 2017 regarding offshore tax havens. The FinCEN Files collection of FinCEN documents brought to the public's attention in September 2020. The Pandora Papers, confidential documents leaked on 3 October 2021 regarding offshore tax havens. United States Leaks to the press were commonly made by both sides of the U.S. government's internal debate during August 1949–January 1950 regarding whether to proceed with development of the hydrogen bomb. The Pentagon Papers, a top-secret United States Department of Defense history of the United States' political-military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967. Made public on the front page of the New York Times in 1971. A source known as Deep Throat, later identified as FBI Deputy Director Mark Felt, leaked information related to the Watergate scandal to The Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward. Columnist Robert Novak published a leak, outing CIA agent Valerie Plame in 2003. As reported in the Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture, the CIA deliberately planted false stories with the media to mislead the public, while claiming the stories were leaked. The United States diplomatic cables leak of November 2010 in which the organisation WikiLeaks began releasing details