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McDonald's AI hiring chatbot exposes 64 million job applicants' data

2025-06-30 · CSO Online

Security researchers discovered that McDonald's AI hiring chatbot 'Olivia' (by Paradox.ai) was protected by the password '123456' on a test admin page. Combined with sequential applicant IDs, they could access personal data and interview transcripts of up to 64 million job applicants across 90% of McDonald's franchises.

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