He Hacked McDonald’s for Free Nuggets — What He Found Was Far More Dangerous

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The Cyber Express

14 hours ago

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In a world where digital infrastructures run global empires, even the biggest names in the fast-food industry aren’t immune to security blunders. That’s exactly what one independent researcher discovered when he found himself unintentionally hacked McDonalds, not for fame or fortune, but over something as trivial as free chicken nuggets. BobDaHacker, a pseudonymous cybersecurity enthusiast, shared a detailed account on August 17, 2025, of how he uncovered several vulnerabilities and hacked McDon...

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ATTACK TYPES

Exploitation of Client-Side Validation

Phishing

Social Engineering

Unauthorized Access

INDUSTRIES

Consumer Services

Fast Food

Media

APT GROUPS

APT41

RANSOMWARE

First

Hacked

One

Protected

global

MITRE ATT&CK

Impersonation

Phishing

T1070

T1071

T1190

MALWARE

STOP

VULNERABILITIES

Authentication Bypass

Insecure Direct Object Reference

COMPANIES

McDonald's

PLATFORMS

Mobile Applications

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