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RE: Has Bitcoin Been Compromised? If So, How Can You Protect Yourself?
A 51% attack is where a mining entity controls 51% of the mining, allowing them to take their own transactions off network, then double spend coin on the 49% side. Effectively destroying the security and accountability of the network.
There are some videos which explain it better, I'm no tech expert myself.