Dialog, the Thiel-linked club, blamed a “well-known criminal” for a hack and had lawyers demand WIRED turn over the data. But our reporting found no break-in to speak of. Its website was handing sensitive records directly to visitors' browsers WIRED has not given Dialog or its attorneys any data

Dialog Claims It Was Hacked. A Misconfigured Website Left Its Members ExposedThe private events group, cofounded by Peter Thiel, says a “criminal” hacker is behind a breach that exposed members’ personal details. WIRED found no evidence a break-in was needed to access the file...www.wired.com