Ethereum lending app Term Finance loses $8.5 million in voting-power exploit

Ethereum-based lending protocol Term Finance lost $8.5 million after an attacker purchased enough voting tokens to gain control of the protocol's governance. The exploit highlights how thinly distributed voting power can be weaponised when acquiring control costs less than the assets being governed. The incident is being seen as a stark warning for the broader DeFi sector.

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