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Signal
Message @iwn.01 or +1 (212) 901-3652. End-to-end encrypted, and our preferred channel for sensitive material.
Telegram
Message @InsiderWireAdmin or +1 (212) 901-3652.
Message @InsiderWire or +1 (212) 901-3652.
[email protected]. Our tip inbox is encrypted and secure, and it is read only by editors.
For the most sensitive material, use Signal. Telegram and WhatsApp are convenient, but Signal retains the least information about who is talking to whom. And if your safety depends on staying anonymous, never contact us from a device, account, or network your employer controls.
First Time Using a Secure Messenger?
Get the app
Download Signal free from signal.org, the App Store, or Google Play, and register with your phone number. Telegram and WhatsApp work the same way if you already use them.
Use your own device
Reach out from a personal phone on your home or cellular network, not from a work phone, work Wi-Fi, or an employer-managed account. For extra caution on Signal, turn on disappearing messages.
Message the desk
Add @iwn.01 on Signal (or message +1 (212) 901-3652 on any of the three apps) and tell us what you know: what happened, how you know it, and any documents or records that back it up.
What Makes a Strong Tip
Specifics beat generalities. Names, dates, places, and documents are what turn a lead into a story: contracts, filings, emails, photos, recordings. Tell us whether you want to stay anonymous, be on background, or go on the record; the choice is always yours.
We read every tip that comes in. We cannot reply to all of them, but if a story moves forward, a reporter will contact you on the channel you used.
Read how we source, verify, and protect the people we talk to in our editorial standards.