McDonald’s McHire Mishap: 64 Million Applicants’ Data Served Up by Chatbot Flaw!
McHire, powered by Paradox.ai, was caught flipping data instead of burgers! A vulnerability exposed personal info of 64 million applicants due to admin credentials as secure as a McFlurry in July: “123456.” Thanks to researchers, McDonald’s fixed it faster than you can say “extra fries,” but not without some serious face-palming.
Hot Take:
Imagine applying for a job at McDonald’s only to find out your personal info is more accessible than their dollar menu! Who knew the key to confidential data was as simple as “123456”? Looks like McDonald’s isn’t just serving fries but also a side of data breaches. Lesson learned: maybe not everything should be as fast and easy as drive-thru service.
Key Points:
- Researchers discovered a vulnerability in McHire, McDonald’s job application platform.
- The admin panel used weak credentials: username “123456” and password “123456”.
- Vulnerability exposed personal data of over 64 million job applicants.
- Issue was an IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference) flaw in the API.
- McDonald’s and Paradox.ai quickly addressed and fixed the issue after it was reported.
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