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  "id": 220460,
  "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",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-06T11:33:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hacker News",
    "slug": "the-hacker-news",
    "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/webkit-proxy-bypasses-can-expose-real.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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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      {
        "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": "Slashdot",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-05T20:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
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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."
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