McDonald’s AI Hiring chatbot Olivia by Paradox.ai Security Incident: Complete Analysis and Lessons Learned
On 30 June 2025, security researchers Ian Carroll and Sam Curry opened McDonald’s recruiting site, clicked a tiny “Paradox team members” link, typed the universal joke password 123456, and found themselves inside the admin console of McHire—the AI-driven chatbot platform that screens applicants for about 90% of McDonald’s 40,000+ restaurants ...
