Data leak exposes members of Peter Thiel's Dialog club

A secretive, invitation-only network co-founded by billionaire investor Peter Thiel has had its internal operations and membership exposed by a significant data leak, revealing a private forum where senior government officials, military leaders, and technology executives gather for off-the-record discussions on topics ranging from world war to artificial intelligence.

The organization, called Dialog, was founded in 2006 by Thiel and entrepreneur Auren Hoffman. Internal records, first reported by WIRED and independently verified, show the group convenes annual retreats where conversations are held under a strict rule of non-attribution. A registration list for Dialog's 2026 retreat, scheduled for August 12-16 at the Powerscourt Hotel outside Dublin, Ireland, names 222 participants.

The leaked data includes sensitive personal information such as private email addresses, phone numbers, birthdates, and emergency contacts for nearly 200 individuals. Notably, none of the registrants used official government email accounts to sign up, placing their attendance outside typical public records systems. The records also show the group collected self-disclosed political leanings and...