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$8.5M stolen from Ethereum DeFi protocol via governance token attack

Market News
23 Aug 2026
AMBCrypto
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Term Finance, a DeFi lending protocol on Ethereum, lost about $8.5 million after a hacker exploited its DAO governance system by buying a majority of governance tokens at low cost. This allowed the attacker to approve malicious proposals and drain 2,843 ETH and 1.68 million USDC, which were then swapped for DAI. The incident highlights ongoing security risks in Ethereum, which saw over $332 million lost in crypto fraud in H1 2026, contributing to a nearly 49% price drop in ETH over the past year amid repeated hacks and regulatory challenges.

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