How Does ‘Data Manipulation’ Specifically Affect a DeFi Lending Protocol?
In a DeFi lending protocol, data manipulation of a price Oracle can be exploited to trigger fraudulent liquidations or to under-collateralize a loan. A malicious actor could temporarily suppress the price of a borrower's collateral asset, forcing a premature liquidation.
Conversely, they could inflate the price of a borrowed asset to extract more value than they are due.