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What Is a ‘Governance Attack’ in the Context of a DAO?

A governance attack, or a hostile takeover, occurs when a malicious entity acquires a large enough portion of a DAO's governance tokens to pass self-serving proposals that benefit them at the expense of other members. This could involve draining the treasury or altering core protocol rules.

The attack exploits the voting mechanism to gain control over the decentralized organization.

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