McDonald's uses AI to verify orders at 400 India locations and plans to roll out the system worldwide in two years to improve ...

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

Basic security flaws left the personal info of tens of millions of McDonald’s job-seekers vulnerable on the “McHire” site built by AI software firm Paradox.ai.

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

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.

Security flaws in McDonald's AI hiring system exposed millions of applicants' data to hackers, highlighting significant vulnerabilities in the platform used by the fast-food giant.

Nearly 95% of McDonald’s 43,000 restaurants are franchised. With over 2 million workers and aggressive growth aims, automating job applications is a logical AI efficiency move.

With the right knowledge, a hacker could access the chatlogs of 64 million McDonald's applicants, including personal details, such as full names, email addresses, phone numbers, addresses, work ...

McDonald’s AI recruiting tool had a super-sized security flaw. Security researchers Ian Carroll and Sam Curry broke into the backend of McDonald’s hiring system by entering the username and ...

Fast Food, Weak Passwords: McDonald’s AI Hiring Tool Exposed Millions of Applicants’ Data Your email has been sent When security researchers Ian Carroll and Sam Curry began poking around the ...