Term Finance loses $8.5M after attacker buys governance votes for just 2 ETH
The incident highlights the critical need for robust governance safeguards in DeFi to prevent cheap acquisition of voting power leading to major exploits. The post Term Finance loses $8.5M after attacker buys governance...
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The incident highlights the critical need for robust governance safeguards in DeFi to prevent cheap acquisition of voting power leading to major exploits.
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