{
  "id": 189095,
  "title": "Apple's 'Private Relay' Is Exposing Users' Real IP Addresses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/apples-private-relay-is-exposing-users-real-ip-addresses-189095",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-05T20:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Slashdot",
    "slug": "slashdot",
    "url": "https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/05/1918253/apples-private-relay-is-exposing-users-real-ip-addresses"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A security research duo, Tommy Mysk and Talal Haj Bakry, uncovered an issue with Apple's iCloud Private Relay service. According to their findings, published by 404 Media, passkey-related requests can bypass Safari's proxy protections and reveal users' real IP addresses. The researchers developed a test website, which successfully revealed the real IP address of a user protected by Private Relay. This occurs because, in the case of passkeys—a secure alternative to usernames and passwords—user devices issue web requests outside of the browser, bypassing Private Relay's protections. The destination server sees the user's real IP address, regardless of the user's interaction with the website. Apple has been informed about the issue and has responded with a dire warning, but no timeline has been provided for a resolution.",
  "summary": "Security researchers found that Apple's iCloud Private Relay can expose users' real IP addresses because some passkey-related requests bypass Safari and its proxy protections at the operating-system level. \"In short: any website that supports, or pretends to support, passkeys can see the user's real IP address despite having iCloud Private Relay on,\" security researcher Tommy Mysk, who discovered…",
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      {
        "outlet": "404 Media",
        "title": "Apple's ‘Private Relay’ Is Exposing Users’ Real IP Addresses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/apples-private-relay-is-exposing-users-real-ip-addresses",
        "published": "2026-08-05T13:46:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MacRumors",
        "title": "Apple's iCloud Private Relay is Leaking Users' Real IP Addresses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/apples-icloud-private-relay-is-leaking-users-real-ip-addresses",
        "published": "2026-08-05T19:41:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "Apple's iCloud Private Relay feature is leaking users' real IP addresses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/apples-icloud-private-relay-feature-is-leaking-users-real-ip-addresses",
        "published": "2026-08-06T10:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "Apple's Private Relay tool can leak users' IP addresses — with OnionBrowser also affected",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/apples-private-relay-tool-can-leak-users-ip-addresses-with",
        "published": "2026-08-06T10:35:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hacker News",
        "title": "Apple iCloud Private Relay Can Expose Real IPs Through WebKit Proxy Bypasses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/apple-icloud-private-relay-can-expose-real-ips-through-webkit-proxy",
        "published": "2026-08-06T11:33:08.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}