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Term Finance loses $8.5M after attacker buys governance votes for just 2 ETH

Crypto Briefing·August 24, 2026·1 min read
Term Finance loses $8.5M after attacker buys governance votes for just 2 ETH

Term Finance lost $8.5 million after an attacker acquired governance votes for just 2 ETH, exploiting weak DeFi governance safeguards. The incident underscores critical vulnerabilities in decentralized finance protocols, highlighting the need for robust security measures to prevent similar exploits in the future.

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