Why Journalists Choose Vaultr to Protect Sources and Communicate Securely
How Vaultr's encrypted messaging, multi-profile vault, and coercion-resistant slots help journalists protect sources and reporting materials.
The short version: Journalists choose Vaultr because it combines end-to-end encrypted, Matrix-based messaging with a multi-profile encrypted vault and coercion-resistant slots (decoy, duress, and destruct) that are designed to protect sources and reporting materials if a device is stolen, hacked, or seized by a criminal or hostile actor. Because encryption happens on your device and Vaultr is non-custodial, the servers relay only ciphertext and never hold the keys to your sources, notes, or messages.
Reporters carry some of the most sensitive data in the world: the identity of a whistleblower, an unpublished investigation, a contact who could lose their freedom if exposed. Vaultr is built so that the tools you rely on every day are engineered to resist the specific threats that target the press.
What threats do journalists actually face?
The risks are concrete and well documented. They include:
- Device theft, mugging, or robbery that puts an unlocked phone in a stranger’s hands.
- Device seizure by criminal or hostile non-state actors who want to identify a source.
- Targeted hacking and unlawful surveillance aimed at intercepting communications.