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McDonald's McHire bot exposed personal information of 64M people by using '123456' as a password in 2025

A pair of security researchers have revealed vulnerabilities in the McHire chatbot Paradox developed for McDonald's that could have been exploited to reveal personal information about roughly 64 million people who have used the service to apply for jobs at their local franchises. (Hat-tip Wired.)

Tom’s Hardware

McDonalds serves up super size AI botch with a 'McHire' platform that allowed admin access to 64 million candidate chats with the username and password '123456'

I'm not lovin' it.

PC Gamer

Hackers expose serious Subaru security flaws that allow them to remotely start cars

A security flaw in Subaru's Starlink connected infotainment system allowed hackers to remotely gain access.

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Hackers Get Keys to Any Kia With Just A License Plate

A security researcher has uncovered a flaw that would have allowed attackers to gain access to the keys for "pretty much any Kia vehicle made after 2013."

InsideEVs

Millions of Kia cars could have been hacked due to dealer software portal flaw

The portal was never released so no harm was done, but the risk was enormous.

TechRadar

Cox fixes modem security flaw that could have affected millions

Vulnerability could have allowed hackers to elevate permissions and even steal sensitive data from Cox routers.

TechRadar

Hackers are coming for our Thanksgiving turkeys and John Deere tractors. It's time to reevaluate America's food security

Cyberattacks on the food supply chain this year have led President Biden to sign an executive order protecting America’s food security. Here's why.

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Man receives £200,000 from Google - despite never having worked for company

Sam Curry was left baffled after waking up to a life-changing sum of money in his bank account, despite never working for the company, and told them it's 'OK' if they don't want it back

Daily Mirror

After a serious breach, Uber says its services are operational again

What appeared to be a lone hacker announced the breach after apparently tricking an Uber employee into providing credentials. It is not known how much data the hacker stole.

WEKU

After serious breach, Uber says services operational

The ride-hailing service Uber says all its services are operational following what security professionals are calling a major data breach

The Independent UK

What the Uber hack might mean for London commuters

We still don’t know the full extent of the damage from the recent Uber hack, but given the ridesharing service claims more than 3.5 million Londoners regularly use the service (not to mention the 45,000 drivers), readers could be forgiven for feeling more than a little uneasy at the news.

Evening Standard

He got an unexplained $250,000 payment from Google. The company says it was a mistake

Sam Curry, a self-described hacker, was puzzled by the payment. A Google spokesperson says the company paid "the wrong party as the result of human error" and was working to correct it.

WEKU

Hacker claims to breach Uber, security researcher says

Uber says it has reached out to law enforcement after the apparent breach of its network

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