{"id":22498,"date":"2026-06-17T22:49:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T19:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=22498"},"modified":"2026-06-17T22:49:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T19:49:23","slug":"vytyk-danyh-tayemne-tovarystvo-dialog-peter-thiel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/main-news\/vytyk-danyh-tayemne-tovarystvo-dialog-peter-thiel\/","title":{"rendered":"Leak of the Year: Billionaire Peter Thiel\u2019s secret society exposed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"p-rc_b182471c53618fc4-112\" data-path-to-node=\"7\">The world of technology and global politics has been rocked by one of the most high-profile scandals of the decade. <span class=\"citation-5811 citation-end-5811\">The closed-door Dialog network, which for 20 years brought together the world\u2019s most influential people under the auspices of billionaire and Palantir founder Peter Thiel, has completely lost its anonymity.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-5810 citation-end-5810\">Due to a silly mistake in the website\u2019s code, details of closed-door meetings, political views and lists of participants were made publicly available.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-5809 citation-end-5809\">The editorial team at UkrMedia News set out to find out who runs the world behind closed doors.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"8\"><span class=\"citation-5808 citation-end-5808\">Briefly about the main points<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"9\">\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_b182471c53618fc4-113\" data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-5807\">The collapse of the conspiracy:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-5807 citation-end-5807\"> The secret society Dialog, founded by Peter Thiel in 2006, accidentally disclosed the lists of its elite members.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_b182471c53618fc4-114\" data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-5806\">An epic blunder:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-5806 citation-end-5806\"> The guest lists were stored in the website\u2019s open source code and were accessible to anyone by simply viewing the page\u2019s source code.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_b182471c53618fc4-115\" data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-5805\">Star-studded line-up:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-5805 citation-end-5805\"> Among the participants were Elon Musk, a senior NATO general, US senators and the president of Stanford University.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_b182471c53618fc4-116\" data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-5804\">A shocking agenda:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-5804 citation-end-5804\"> In closed-door sessions, the elite discussed topics such as \u00abNavigating the Third World War\u00bb, \u00abBuild Your Own Cult\u00bb and artificial intelligence.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"11\">Silicon Valley\u2019s shadow \u00abBilderberg\u00bb<\/h2>\n<p id=\"p-rc_b182471c53618fc4-117\" data-path-to-node=\"12\"><span class=\"citation-5803 citation-end-5803\">Company <strong>Dialogue<\/strong> Since its foundation in 2006, it has been positioned as a top-secret space \u00aboff-limits to the press\u00bb.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-5802 citation-end-5802\">This is where the people who effectively shape the future of global technology, finance and military strategy used to gather.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-5801 citation-end-5801\">All discussions were conducted in strict confidence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_b182471c53618fc4-118\" data-path-to-node=\"13\"><span class=\"citation-5800\">However, the veil of secrecy was lifted when a Swiss hacktivist going by the pseudonym <\/span><i data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"74\"><span class=\"citation-5800\">Maia Arson Crimew<\/span><\/i><span class=\"citation-5800 citation-end-5800\"> received an anonymous tip-off and discovered that a directory containing registration details for the 2026 summer conference in Ireland was publicly accessible in the organisation\u2019s website source code.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-5799\">Journalists of the publication <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"278\"><span class=\"citation-5799\">WIRED<\/span><\/i><\/a><span class=\"citation-5799 citation-end-5799\"> They verified the information, confirming the shocking guest list.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"15\">Who\u2019s on the list: from NATO generals to Elon Musk<\/h2>\n<p id=\"p-rc_b182471c53618fc4-119\" data-path-to-node=\"16\"><span class=\"citation-5798 citation-end-5798\">The leak revealed the identities of more than 222 people who were due to gather near Dublin in August this year.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-5797 citation-end-5797\">The range of names is impressive in its scope:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"17\">\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_b182471c53618fc4-120\" data-path-to-node=\"17,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"17,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-5796\">The military elite:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-5796 citation-end-5796\"> General Alexus Grinkevich, Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO\u2019s Allied Forces in Europe, has, it turns out, been a regular member of the club since 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_b182471c53618fc4-121\" data-path-to-node=\"17,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"17,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-5795\">High politics:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-5795 citation-end-5795\"> US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, as well as serving Senators Ted Cruz and Cory Booker.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_b182471c53618fc4-122\" data-path-to-node=\"17,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"17,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-5794\">Tech giants:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-5794 citation-end-5794\"> Apart from the <strong>Peter Thiel<\/strong> and his Palantir partner Joe Lonsdale; the owner of SpaceX and Tesla also appears on additional lists <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/world\/spacex-ipo-ilon-musk-triljoner\/\">Elon Musk<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_b182471c53618fc4-123\" data-path-to-node=\"17,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"17,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-5793\">The academic elite:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-5793 citation-end-5793\"> Jonathan Levin, President of Stanford University.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-path-to-node=\"18\">\n<p id=\"p-rc_b182471c53618fc4-124\" data-path-to-node=\"18,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"18,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-5792\">An interesting detail from WIRED:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-5792 citation-end-5792\"> None of the top officials or generals used a government email address to register.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-5791 citation-end-5791\">They all registered via corporate or private accounts in order to officially circumvent the laws on public access to information and state control.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"20\">World War III, the world is in an uproar and\u2026 a dating app<\/h2>\n<p id=\"p-rc_b182471c53618fc4-125\" data-path-to-node=\"21\">It was the programme of closed-door sessions that caused the greatest stir. The elite were gathering not simply to discuss investments. <span class=\"citation-5790 citation-end-5790\">The topics covered in the panel discussions included:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"22\">\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_b182471c53618fc4-126\" data-path-to-node=\"22,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"22,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-5789 citation-end-5789\">\u00abNavigating the Third World War\u00bb (Navigating WWIII)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"22,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"22,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">\u00abBuild-a-Cult\u00bb<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"22,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"22,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">\u00abDemocracy under supervision\u00bb<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"22,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"22,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">\u00abGive back the nuclear weapons\u00bb<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"p-rc_b182471c53618fc4-127\" data-path-to-node=\"23\"><span class=\"citation-5788 citation-end-5788\">What\u2019s more, Dialog turned out to be not just a discussion club, but also an exclusive dating service.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-5787 citation-end-5787\">In the registration forms, participants were asked about their political views (ranging from \u00abfar-left\u00bb to \u00abfar-right\u00bb), as well as whether they were \u00ablooking for love\u00bb.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-5786 citation-end-5786\">A private dating app was available to club members, which was marketed as a \u00abservice for exceptional people\u00bb.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_b182471c53618fc4-128\" data-path-to-node=\"24\"><span class=\"citation-5785 citation-end-5785\">The main irony of the situation is that the people who create the world\u2019s most technologically advanced surveillance systems (such as Palantir\u2019s software) have been caught out by basic security flaws on their own website.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-5784 citation-end-5784\">At 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