Binance flagged a suspicious DAO proposal targeting $1.2M in treasury tokens, alerted the project, and coordinated exchange deposit freezes. Community vote blocked the attack.
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Binance said its internal monitoring systems flagged a suspicious governance proposal that threatened to drain $1.2 million from a decentralized autonomous organization's treasury. The proposal targeted a DAO where the threshold to submit a proposal was low, an exchange spokesperson said. The attacker aimed to bypass controls and transfer the tokens. Binance's systems identified the threat with fewer than 48 hours remaining before it could take effect, according to Binance.
Binance notified the project and urged the community to vote against the proposal. It also contacted other exchanges that list the token, which suspended deposits as a precaution. The project's community voted down the proposal, blocking execution. No tokens were lost, Binance said.
Jimmy Su, Binance's chief security officer, said the incident shows security practices extend beyond a single platform. The team identified a risk others missed and coordinated a response that protected users across the broader ecosystem, he said.
Governance risks are growing as DAOs hold large treasuries. Low quorum requirements and accessible proposal mechanisms have been exploited in other incidents, sometimes through open market purchases of tokens. The response prevented the loss of $1.2 million, according to Binance.
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