They fixed the vulnerabilities after I literally had to cold-call their HQ pretending to know security employees. This is that story.' ...

When security researchers Ian Carroll and Sam Curry decided to try to hack into the backend of McDonald’s AI chatbot last Monday, June 30, they didn’t anticipate just how easy it would be. McDonald’s ...

On June 30, 2025, security researchers Ian Carroll and Sam Curry discovered a vulnerability in a Paradox.ai test account related to a single client instance, which serves McDonald's.

Cryptojacker sentenced to prison, ECC.fail Rowhammer attack, and Microsoft limits China’s access to MAPP, McDonald's hack.

But this week it was revealed willing hackers could have accessed the data of millions of people, and all of Olivia’s chats, with a simple password – 123456. McDonald’s AI bot Olivia.

The security hole was quickly shut down as soon as Carroll informed both McDonald's and Paradox.ai of the problem, as you'd expect. Still, this is one of the more eyebrow-raising security fumbles ...

As if on cue, reports this week emerged of McDonald's suffering a global data breach that saw the names and contact details of 60 million applicants – including Australian ones – exposed.

The CEO of IT consultancy Atturra (ASX:ATA) , CEO Stephen Kowal argues for a back-to-basics approach of properly curating – and understanding – the burgeoning data created by AI.

Because of all these infringements, the Polish DPA decided to impose a fine of nearly €4 million on McDonald’s Poland. The ...