Lavabit received media attention in July 2013 when it was revealed that Edward Snowden was using the Lavabit email address Ed_Snowden@lavabit.com to invite human rights lawyers and activists to a press conference during his confinement at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow.
Lavabit mendapat perhatian media pada Juli 2013 setelah mengungkapkan bahwa Edward Snowden menggunakan alamat surel edsnowden@lavabit.com untuk mengundang pengacara dan aktivis hak asasi manusia ke sebuah konferensi pers saat terjebak di Bandar Udara Internasional Sheremetyevo, Moskwa.