Apple’s Hide My Email Bug Exposes Your Real Address: What to Do Apple’s Hide My Email feature, available to iCloud+ subscribers, lets you create random email aliases when signing up for services. Those aliases forward messages to your real inbox without revealing your true address. At least, that’s how it’s supposed to work. ...
Apple’s Hide My Email Bug Leaks Your Real Address: What to Do If you use Apple’s Hide My Email feature to keep your real inbox private, a bug that has been present for at least a year could be undermining that protection. According to a report by SC Media published on July 2, 2026, the flaw allows recipients of messages sent through a Hide My Email alias to see the user’s actual email address. Apple has been aware of the problem for more than a year but has not yet released a full fix. Here’s what you need to know and how to protect yourself. ...