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

The Hacker News 6 August 2026, 14:33 EEST Browsers Security Privacy

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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