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

Listed IT consultancy Atturra says the burgeoning data of AI is creating challenges for organisations, including the growing risk of ... Read More The post Criterion: McDonald’s data breach with the ...

This is an increasingly significant problem as more major companies incorporate AI into their regular business operations.

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 ...

Following disclosure on June 30, 2025, Paradox.ai and McDonald’s acknowledged the vulnerability within the hour. By July 1, default credentials were disabled and the endpoint was secured.

Here’s a recent “near-miss" that highlights the risk of McDonald’s reliance on a tech vendor, Paradox, to run its hiring ...

More than 64 million job applicants for McDonald’s have had their personal information exposed due to a security oversight in ...

Olivia, the AI chatbot McDonald’s uses to streamline job application processes, exposed an estimated 64 million chat logs containing applicants’ sensitive data.

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.

AI acts like Pac-Man—devouring sensitive data across clouds, apps, and copilots. Varonis analyzed 1,000 orgs and found 99% have exposed data AI can access, exposing them to data risks.

McDonald's is facing criticism after a weak default admin password exposed the data of 64 million job seekers, highlighting the need for robust AI system security.