McHire Fiasco: McDonald’s Chatbot Spills 64 Million Secrets!
Vulnerabilities in the McDonald’s chatbot recruitment platform McHire exposed personal information of over 64 million job applicants. Researchers found the platform used a laughably weak ‘123456’ password for a test account, allowing access to sensitive data. McHire has since corrected this security blunder.
Hot Take:
Who would have thought that the biggest security threat to McDonald’s wasn’t a Hamburglar, but a chatbot with a taste for oversharing? With default logins like ‘123456’, it’s a wonder Ronald McDonald didn’t lose his job. Somebody tell Grimace to secure the fries!
Key Points:
- Researchers discovered vulnerabilities in McDonald’s recruitment platform, McHire.
- A test account with default credentials allowed unauthorized access to applicant data.
- Insecure API exposed personal information of over 64 million job applicants.
- Paradox.ai and McDonald’s resolved the issues swiftly after being notified.
- Safeguarding candidate data is now a priority for Paradox.ai.
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