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McDonald’s AI recruiting platform had a really embarrassing security flaw – and it left millions of users open to attack

McDonald’s AI recruiting platform had a really embarrassing security flaw – and it left millions of users open to attack


  • McDonald’s recently introduced a new hiring platform called McHire
  • It uses an AI-powered chatbot that collects resumes, CVs, and contact data
  • Researchers managed to easily log into the backend and obtain all of the data stored by the AI

A third-party supply chain vulnerability exposed sensitive data on 64 million people who applied to work with McDonald’s, experts have claimed.

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 contact information, CVs and resumes, and makes them do a personality test.

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