Hold onto your McNuggets, folks! In a classic case of digital fast food going horribly wrong, McDonald’s AI recruiting tool—affectionately dubbed Olivia—had a security snafu that makes forgetting to lock your car seem like a minor inconvenience.
Security researchers Ian Carroll and Sam Curry recently pulled off a cybersecurity Houdini act by breaking into the hiring backend with a password that’s easier to guess than your regular lunch order—”123456.” Yes, you heard that right: it’s as if the world’s largest burger chain was still living in the age of *password1*.
Thanks to this red flag, over 64 million applicants’ sensitive information was wide open for the taking. Now, I’m not saying Olivia isn’t tech-savvy, but maybe she still needs a little help from her friends when it comes to digital security?
After reporting the flaw, McDonald’s, in a move resembling the ketchup dilemma at their drive-thrus, promptly acted to fix it. But let’s be real: if you’re using “123456” as your password, it might be time for a quick chat with your security team.
So, what’s the takeaway here? If a multi-billion-dollar corporation can slip up so spectacularly, what’s your excuse for still not having a password manager?
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