Lessons Learned From McDonald's Big AI Flub

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McDonald's hiring platform was using its original default credentials and inadvertently exposed information belonging to approximately 64 million job applicants.

July 16, 2025

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Lessons Learned From McDonald's Big AI Flub‎‎‎ McDonald's hiring platform was using its original default credentials and inadvertently exposed information belonging to approximately 64 million job applicants.‎‎‎ Keep Reading →

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