Scandal ✦ Bonus Inside

: A breach of social, ethical, or legal norms.

: Journalists, whistleblowers, or leaks bring the act to light. Scandal

The 2001 collapse of the energy giant Enron remains one of the most notorious corporate scandals. Massive accounting fraud hid billions in debt, wiping out thousands of jobs and investor billions. The fallout directly prompted the US Congress to pass the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to tighten corporate financial regulations. Cambridge Analytica : A breach of social, ethical, or legal norms

In 2018, it was revealed that data firm Cambridge Analytica harvested personal data from millions of Facebook profiles without consent to build psychological profiles for political campaigns. This triggered global debates over data privacy and massive regulatory fines. 📈 The Social Media Acceleration Massive accounting fraud hid billions in debt, wiping

In the early 1970s, a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate Hotel led to a massive political cover-up. The aggressive investigative reporting by the Washington Post exposed President Richard Nixon's involvement, ultimately forcing his resignation. The Enron Collapse

: Society reacts collectively with moral condemnation.