Security researchers were able to hack into the McHire platform using weak credentials, such as a password of "123456." ...

McDonald's AI hiring platform McHire faced a limited security breach affecting five candidate records despite reports suggesting millions were compromised.

In a digital age where artificial intelligence powers everything from fast-food orders to job applications, a staggering security lapse at McDonald's has exposed the personal details of approximately ...

AI tools have become essential for tasks like data collection and recruitment, but McDonald's faced significant issues due to ...

Security researcher Ian Carroll successfully logged into an administrative account for Paradox.ai, the company that built McDonald's AI job interviewer, using "123456" as both a username ...

McDonald's is facing criticism after a weak default admin password exposed the data of 64 million job seekers, highlighting ...

However, a review of stolen password data gathered by multiple breach-tracking services shows that at the end of June 2025, a ...

Independent security researchers Ian Carroll and Sam Curry spotted a major security risk in the backend of the McHire page’s Olivia chatbot.

Australians who applied for jobs at McDonald’s have had their personal information exposed after the company’s AI chatbot was hacked by a simple password. McDonald’s uses an AI chatbot, Olivia, to ...

Security; McDonald’s AI recruiting platform had a really ... Over 1.1 million user files leaked following huge data breach at top jobseeker platform; AI ‘wingman’ app leaks 160,000 ...

When security researchers Ian Carroll and Sam Curry decided to try to hack into the backend of McDonald’s AI chatbot last Monday, June 30, they didn’t anticipate just how easy it would be.