The Pentagon Is Looking Into the Dialog Data Exposure for Unmasking National Security Officials

A data exposure at Dialog, the private events group cofounded by Peter Thiel, exposed personal information of multiple US national security personnel. These include an intelligence official on the National Security Council (NSC) and an active-duty intelligence officer supporting sensitive military operations, WIRED has learned. The Pentagon is now examining the matter.

Personal information about intelligence and military personnel is among the data most sought by foreign intelligence services, which use it to identify, surveil, and approach US operatives abroad and at home. For active-duty officers and the units they support, the exposure can add operational risks.

The White House asked WIRED to not name the NSC official on national security grounds but otherwise declined to comment about the exposure.

The Dialog exposure, which evidence showswas enabled by a misconfigured website, included the private information and login tokens of 222 Dialog event registrants, including current and former senior...

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