Speaking to MacRumors, security researchers Tommy Mysk and Talal Haj Bakry of Mysk reveal that iOS 16 leaks user data when using a VPN. This problem has been ongoing since iOS 13.3.1. What makes it worse is Apple introduced a new ‘Lockdown Mode’ in iOS 16, but the researchers found it leaks even more data than the standard mode. Something which has potentially serious repercussions.
We confirm that iOS 16 does communicate with Apple services outside an active VPN tunnel. Worse, it leaks DNS requests. #Apple services that escape the VPN connection include Health, Maps, Wallet,” the researchers tweeted along with an explanatory video.
“The Lockdown Mode leaks more traffic outside the VPN tunnel than the ‘normal’ mode,” the researchers added. “It also sends push notification traffic outside the VPN tunnel. This is weird for an extreme protection mode.”
“Lockdown Mode is an optional, extreme protection that’s designed for the very few individuals who, because of who they are or what they do, might be personally targeted by s
