Court filing reveals the user data Telegram is handing over to US authorities

Newly filed court records show Telegram gave US investigators a user's phone number, numeric account ID, and IP address under a court order issued under the Stored Communications Act, according to 404 Media, which first reported the filing. The two-page Telegram letter, dated September 4, 2026, was filed as Exhibit B in a federal criminal case in the Western District of Louisiana on October 15 and identifies an account under the name Mahmoud Almohtadi, with an IP address timestamped October 8, 2025. U.S. prosecutors accuse Mahmoud Amin Ya'qub Al-Muhtadi of participating in the October 7, 2023 attacks against Israel and obtaining a U.S. visa through false statements.