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Apple iCloud Private Relay Can Expose Real IPs Through WebKit Proxy Bypasses

Security researchers have identified a vulnerability in Apple's iCloud Private Relay that can expose users' actual IP addresses despite the service's dual-hop architecture designed to protect privacy. The issue affects the privacy tool introduced in iOS 15, which routes Safari traffic through two separate relays to prevent any single party, including Apple, from identifying the origin of web reque

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August 6, 2026 · 1 min read

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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a security issue with Apple's iCloud Private Relay tool that can expose a user's real IP address. Introduced with iOS 15, iCloud Private Relay employs a dual-hop architecture to ensure users' privacy by routing their Safari web traffic through two relays so that no single third-party, including Apple, can determine where the request is originating from

Originally published at thehackernews.com

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