# ‘100% of Hide My Email addresses were exploitable’: Apple’s ‘Hide My Email’ feature can be duped into supplying the real email — and the bug has remained unpatched for over a year

> Apple Hide My Email can reveal a user's authentic email addressThe bug puts users at risk of identification, experts warnedIt has been unpatched for over a year A bug in Apple’s ‘Hide My Email’ feature allows for those…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/100-percent-of-hide-my-email-addresses-were-exploitable-apples-security-feature-can-be-duped-into-supplying-the-real-contact-info-and-the-bug-has-remained-unpatched-for-over-a-year?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a4bad20254f0da55deb53f1)
- **Published:** 2026-07-06
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #apple
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a4bad20254f0da55deb53f1

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