Apple ‘Hide My Email’ Vulnerability Reveals Peoples’ Real Email Addresses
A vulnerability in Apple's 'Hide My Email' feature is reportedly allowing the discovery of users' real email addresses.
📍 The outcome
Reports emerged that a bug in Apple's Hide My Email feature allowed users' real email addresses to be exposed. One source claimed the privacy bug had remained unfixed for over a year.
The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
Epilogue added 51d ago, after coverage quieted.
Quick answers
What does the Hide My Email vulnerability do?
It exposes the real email addresses of people using the service.
How long has this bug existed?
AppleInsider reports that Apple has not fixed the bug in over a year.
How many email addresses can be discovered?
According to 9to5Mac, the bug seemingly allows 100% of real email addresses to be discovered.
The brief
A security bug in Apple's Hide My Email service is exposing users' actual email addresses. According to reporting from 9to5Mac, the vulnerability seemingly allows 100% of real email addresses to be discovered.
Coverage from 404 Media, MacRumors, and AppleInsider emphasizes that the privacy bug has remained unfixed for over a year. Korben has also reported on the vulnerability.
Future developments depend on whether Apple addresses the flaw that has persisted for more than twelve months.
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Who reported it (12)
- Major Apple Bug Appears to Disclose All Real Emails for 'Hide My Email' Users CNET · 53d ago
- Apple's Hide My Email May Not Be Hiding Anything Engadget · 53d ago
- Apple’s ‘Hide My Email’ Feature May Reveal Users’ Real Addresses Gizmodo · 53d ago
- Apple's Hide My Email feature has a bug that's been exposing real email addresses, researcher claims TechCrunch · 53d ago
- Apple's 'Hide My Email' Reportedly Exposes Your Real Email Address Lifehacker · 53d ago
- Apple’s ‘Hide My Email’ feature is reportedly leaking email addresses Mashable · 53d ago
- iCloud’s ‘Hide My Email’ might not be hiding your email after all Macworld · 53d ago
- Apple hasn't fixed a Hide My Email privacy bug in over a year AppleInsider · 53d ago
- Hide My Email Korben · 53d ago
- Apple Hide My Email Vulnerability Exposes Real Email Addresses MacRumors · 53d ago
- Apple Hide My Email bug seemingly allows 100% of real email addresses to be discovered 9to5Mac · 53d ago
- Apple ‘Hide My Email’ Vulnerability Reveals Peoples’ Real Email Addresses 404 Media · 53d ago broke it first
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