McBreach with Fries? Default Logins, Sloppy Code Expos McDonald’s Job Applicants

By Kirsten Doyle for Information Security Buzz
Monday, July 14, 2025

In the meantime, job seekers using McHire may want to monitor for unusual activity, and hope Olivia isn’t still using “123456” to guard the front door.

FOMO to Blame?

Ilia Kolochenko, CEO at ImmuniWeb, believes the fear of missing out (FOMO) is poised to be the root cause of countless security incidents and data breaches when organizations rush to implement AI in a futile hope to cut costs, improve quality and impress investors at once.

“While modern-day AI certainly has a strong potential to accelerate and otherwise improve many existing business processes, its implementation requires a thorough and well-thought-out plan to address cybersecurity, data protection, privacy, compliance and legal aspects of the AI technology and its components.”

Kolochenko says this is not to mention AI-specific vulnerabilities and threats, like the bypass of LLM guardrails that lead to data extraction or misuse of LLMs. “While companies continue to prioritize speed over quality with AI implementation, the number of security incidents will exponentially grow, while lawyers, defending companies that experienced AI-related incidents, will likely be the only ones who will capitalize on the unfolding AI hype.” Read Full Article

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