Apple iCloud Private Relay Can Expose Real IPs Through WebKit Proxy Bypasses
Thu Aug 06 2026
Privacy
Vulnerability
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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