The Pentagon Is Looking Into the Dialog Data Exposure for Unmasking National Security Officials
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. Anyone could create an account with an email address, log in, and access the files simply by loading a landing page for the group’s app.
- ▪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
- ▪Anyone could create an account with an email address, log in, and access the files simply by loading a landing page for the group’s app.
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Dell CameronDhruv MehrotraSecurityJun 26, 2026 12:30 PMThe Pentagon Is Looking Into the Dialog Data Exposure for Unmasking National Security OfficialsExposed records from the private group included the personal information of a senior White House intelligence official and an active-duty special operations officer.Photograph: Stefani Reynolds/Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyA 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.
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