McDonald's AI Hiring Bot Exposed 64 Million Job Applicants' Data

Jul 10, 2025
Malwarebytes
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Summary

A vulnerability in McDonald's AI hiring chatbot McHire exposes personal data of 64 million job applicants before being swiftly fixed by the fast-food giant after researchers' notification.

Key Points

  • McDonald's outsourced initial hiring process to an AI chatbot called McHire
  • Security researchers found a vulnerability allowing access to data of 64 million job applicants
  • McDonald's promptly remediated the vulnerability after being notified by researchers

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