United StatesTelegram gave US authorities a suspect’s phone number and IP address.
Telegram rarely gave data before French authorities arrested its CEO Pavel Durov in August 2024.
A Stored Communications Act court order prompted the letter, which Telegram calls voluntary and no concession to US jurisdiction.
Hackers often impersonate police to extract user data, and the records now publish Telegram’s non-public law-enforcement address.
How each outlet framed it
- 404 Media leans critical
- reconstructs the Telegram disclosure from the court filing, showing its contact address and the data handed over, and notes the letter disclaims US jurisdiction
Sources: 404 Media