Newly filed U.S. court records include a letter in which Telegram provided American authorities with a user's phone number, user ID and IP address after a court order, 404 Media reported Saturday in collaboration with Court Watch¹.

The letter, according to 404 Media, listed a Telegram user number, an associated phone number and name, and an IP address timestamped Oct. 8, 2025, and said the team hoped the information would help the investigation¹.

Telegram wrote that it provided the data voluntarily and that doing so did not concede it is subject to U.S. jurisdiction for this or any other request, 404 Media reported¹.

A related government filing said the data came in response to a court order issued under the Stored Communications Act, the outlet reported¹.

The same letter also listed what Telegram called a non-public contact point for U.S. law-enforcement requests, an email address that is now in public court records, 404 Media said¹.

The document surfaced in a case involving Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub Al-Muhtadi, whom the U.S. Justice Department has accused of participating in the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, according to 404 Media, which linked a Justice Department statement¹.

As of January, Telegram had given U.S. authorities data on 2,253 users, 404 Media said, citing its earlier reporting¹.

The outlet said Telegram rarely provided data to authorities until French officials arrested chief executive Pavel Durov in August 2024, in part over the company's refusal to assist a child-abuse investigation, and that the company has since answered lawful requests more routinely¹.

Sources

1. 404 MediaHere’s What Telegram Giving Data to the U.S. Government Looks LikeOct 24, 2:30 PM

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