McHire hack 2025, McDonald’s data breach, default password 123456, IDOR
vulnerability in this step-by-step demo, David Bombal shows how security researchers ripped open McHire, the Paradox.ai chatbot that 90% of U.S. McDonald’s franchises use to hire staff. You’ll see:
• How a forgotten test admin panel still accepted username 123456 / password 123456.
• How a single parameter-tampering attack (IDOR) exposed 64 million+ applicant chat logs; names, emails, addresses, even session tokens.
• Rapid response timeline (report 30 June 2025, patch the same day).
• Practical mitigation tips: kill default creds, add auth checks, run continuous bug-bounty tests.
Plus, David jumps into a PortSwigger Academy IDOR lab so you can practice
the exact exploit techniques, safely. Whether you’re a developer, red-teamer, or just curious about fast-moving AI-security fails, hit play and level-up your web-app defense skills.
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0:00 - McDonald's gets hacked! // Weak passwords and IDOR
01:17 - How McDonald's was hacked
03:20 - IDOR demo on PortSwigger
06:20 - IDOR explained
07:01 - Resources on PortSwigger // Download Burp Suite
07:28 - Conclusion
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