Apple's Hide My Email feature, designed for online anonymity, reportedly has a bug that reveals users' real email addresses, according to recent findings by a security researcher.
The flaw has already been reported to Apple
Jul 02, 2026
12:01 pm
What's the storyApple's "Hide My Email" feature, designed to protect user privacy by providing disposable email addresses for online anonymity, has been flagged with a major security flaw, which may expose users' real email addresses.
The vulnerability was discovered by Tyler Murphy, co-founder of EasyOptOuts and a researcher in the field.
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Research appears to reveal a bug that could render the feature effectively useless.
The tech company has reportedly known about the privacy bug since last year.
Tyler Murphy, the co-founder of EasyOptOuts, tells 404 Media that he notified Apple about a bug in its Hide My Email feature more…
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”Hide My Email users deserve to know that it may be possible for attackers to discover their hidden email addresses,” the person…
A critical flaw in Apple's Hide My Email feature, discovered by researcher Tyler Murphy, allows individuals to uncover a user's…
