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McHire

Incidents implicated systems

Incident 11792 Report
McDonald's McHire AI Recruitment Platform Reportedly Exposed Data of 64 Million Applicants via Default Login and API Vulnerability

2025-06-30

Researchers Ian Carroll and Sam Curry reported that McDonald's AI-powered hiring tool, McHire (using Paradox.ai's "Olivia" chatbot), could purportedly be accessed via default admin credentials and an insecure direct object reference in an internal API. The flaws allegedly allowed viewing of applicants' personally identifiable information and chat histories. McDonald's and Paradox reportedly patched the issues within a day of disclosure; Paradox stated only five records were accessed.

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McDonald's

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
  • Incident 1179
    2 Reports

    McDonald's McHire AI Recruitment Platform Reportedly Exposed Data of 64 Million Applicants via Default Login and API Vulnerability

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Paradox.ai

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
  • Incident 1179
    2 Reports

    McDonald's McHire AI Recruitment Platform Reportedly Exposed Data of 64 Million Applicants via Default Login and API Vulnerability

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McDonald's applicants

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  • Incident 1179
    2 Reports

    McDonald's McHire AI Recruitment Platform Reportedly Exposed Data of 64 Million Applicants via Default Login and API Vulnerability

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Paradox.ai's Olivia chatbot

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1179
    2 Reports

    McDonald's McHire AI Recruitment Platform Reportedly Exposed Data of 64 Million Applicants via Default Login and API Vulnerability

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