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DII-2025-00221
ReportedReported by fewer than three independent publishers, with no official finding.

McDonald’s McHire leak involving ‘123456’ admin password exposes 64 million applicant chat records

McDonald’s just got a supersized reminder to beef up its digital security after its recruitment platform allegedly exposed the sensitive data of 64 million applicants. Security researchers Ian Carrol and Sam Curry...

11 July 2025 · Accidental exposure and misconfiguration
11 July 2025
DII-2025-002214 sources ↓
Quick facts
Category
Accidental exposure and misconfiguration
Source
DataBreaches.net
Date
11 July 2025
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

Not publicly disclosed.

Classification

Category
Accidental exposure and misconfiguration
Industry
Business and professional services

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

DataBreaches.net
McDonald’s McHire leak involving ‘123456’ admin password exposes 64 million applicant chat records
11 July 2025
mchire.com
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yorkregion.com
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