BuzzFeed News obtained the 2,657 leaked documents, including 2,121 SARs, in 2019 and shared them with the ICIJ.[4][1][2][3] 400 journalists from 88 countries proceeded to investigate the leaks which were brought to the public's attention on 20 September 2020.[4] The ICIJ has stated that the files are mostly from 2011-2017.[5] Further they noted that the findings may not be representative of all SARs, as the files received are less than 0.02% of the more than 12 million SARs that financial institutions filed with FinCEN during this time.[5][2]