Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society
Key takeaways
- The group, called Dialog, is a private, invitation-only organization cofounded in 2006 by the billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel.
- A directory in the website's code was first revealed by the Swiss hacktivist maia arson crimew.
- Together, alongside the mundane fare of a typical thought leadership conference, the documents show an extraordinary convergence of power.
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Photograph: Nordin Catic/Getty Images Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story. A trove of internal records from a secret society for powerful figures in US politics, finance, and tech was left exposed online, WIRED has confirmed, naming participants in its events and revealing sensitive personal details they were assured would stay private.
The group, called Dialog, is a private, invitation-only organization cofounded in 2006 by the billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel. It convenes US officials, foreign government figures, and Silicon Valley executives at off-the-record annual retreats. Dialog has spent two decades declining to disclose its members.
A directory in the website's code was first revealed by the Swiss hacktivist maia arson crimew. Known for exposing the US government’s No Fly List and breaching the surveillance-camera company Verkada, crimew tells WIRED the directory surfaced via an anonymous tip. WIRED independently verified its contents.