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

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

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

A security flaw in McHire allowed access to sensitive applicant data via default admin credentials and a vulnerable API. The ...

In a digital age where artificial intelligence powers everything from fast-food orders to job applications, a staggering ...

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 AI hiring chatbot exposed 64M applicant records due to a "123456" password. Data breach raises major privacy ...

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

The company recently introduced a new AI-powered hiring platform, courtesy of partners Paradox.ai. Called McHire, it featured Olivia, an AI-powered chatbot that screens applicants, gathers their ...

Researchers have exposed the paper thin security protecting data collected by McDonald’s AI chat bot used to screen job ...

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

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