Apple iCloud Private Relay Can Expose Real IPs Through WebKit Proxy Bypasses
Apple iCloud Private Relay Can Expose Real IPs Through WebKit Proxy Bypasses
06 August 2026
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