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It is true that this website has no password to steal, but a MITM attack could still be impactful. For example, a MITM attack could inject a <script> tag to run arbitrary client-side code. Any content that is served over HTTP has a risk of being swapped out by a MITM, which is why most browsers are nudging users to only visit HTTPS websites.

With that said, implementing security is a trade-off between your time and risk tolerance.



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