negativeSYS.SOURCE: The Hacker News• 2026-08-06T17:03:08+05:30
Apple iCloud Private Relay Vulnerability Allows Real IP Exposure via WebKit Bypasses
Apple's iCloud Private Relay vulnerability allows real IP address exposure through WebKit features like DNS prefetching and WebAuthn, bypassing proxy protections. Researchers highlight that even with Private Relay enabled, websites can exploit these flaws to leak user IP addresses.
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
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