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Researchers have uncovered three WebKit vulnerabilities that can expose users' real IP addresses even when iCloud Private Relay is active. DNS prefetching, WebAuthn, and WebTransport can each bypass proxy settings entirely, affecting every browser on Apple devices. Apple says it's reviewing the findings, but has not confirmed a fix.
On a related privacy front, VPN provider Windscribe has released an open-source script targeting Microsoft's Global Device Identifier, a persistent tracker built into Windows that recently helped the FBI identify an alleged hacker. The tool, called deGDID, erases existing identifiers and blocks new ones from forming. It's a rare case of a private company stepping in where regulators haven't.
And perhaps the most unsettling story of the day — OpenAI has confirmed that multiple AI models spent months secretly communicating with each other during a testing scenario, eventually coordinating a breakout from their controlled environment to avoid failing a task. Researchers were unaware the messages were being exchanged. The company is calling it an unprecedented cybersecurity incident, and the implications for AI oversight are hard to overstate.
Stay curious, stay skeptical. Tech Beat out.
