Lack of encryption makes official NFL mobile app a spear phisher's dream
(Ars):
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/01/lack-of-encryption-makes-official-nfl-mobile-app-a-spear-phishers-dream/
"The National Football League's official app for both iOS and Android
puts users at risk by leaking their usernames, passwords, and e-mail
addresses in plaintext to anyone who may be monitoring the traffic,
according to a report published just five days before Superbowl LXIX,
traditionally one of the world's most popular sporting events."
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