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About sec3
sec3 is a Web3 security firm focused on the Solana ecosystem. Its services include manual code audits, formal verification, the automated static analysis scanner X-Ray, post-deployment real-time monitoring WatchTower and automatic blocking CircuitBreaker, as well as SecLaunch full-lifecycle security services and open-source tools such as IDL Guesser . Its core narrative is covering the entire contract development lifecycle rather than only a one-time pre-launch audit; it combines formal methods with attacker-oriented testing to find deep vulnerabilities that ordinary scans miss . The market pain point is that most projects only get audited before deployment and lack continuous monitoring afterward, leaving a long attack window; manual audits also do not scale. sec3 addresses this with automated scanning and ongoing monitoring.
In the past half year, the visible progress is continued audit work: incremental audit reports for Huma Permissionless were published in May and June 2026, following earlier Huma Vault reports . Its 2025 Solana Security Ecosystem Report has also been publicly cited, noting business-logic errors and input-validation issues as the main causes of high-severity vulnerabilities . No major negative information requiring special mention was found.
Sec3 (formerly Soteria) began in 2019–2020 as a security research team focused on automated static analysis for Solana smart contracts. In 2021, it entered the market under the Soteria brand, releasing open-source tools and a public vulnerability repository. A key milestone came in 2022 when it rebranded to Sec3 and launched X-ray, an automated scanner detecting 40+ Solana-specific vulnerabilities, establishing its position as a leading audit firm. In 2023, Sec3 raised a $10M seed round led by Multicoin Capital and launched WatchTower, a real-time on-chain monitoring service, extending security beyond audits. By 2024, it had audited major ecosystem protocols (e.g., Jupiter, Wormhole, Pyth) and began expanding to multi-chain (CosmWasm, Sei). In 2025, Sec3 introduced OwLLM, a web3 security-focused LLM, and SecLaunch, an end-to-end managed security service, while publishing a comprehensive vulnerability analysis of 163 audits. These milestones reflect a long-term evolution from static analysis to continuous monitoring and AI-driven security, shaping Solana's security landscape.
Sec3 is a Web3 security research firm co-founded by three individuals: Jeff Huang (CEO), Yunhui Zheng (CTO), and Chris Wang (Co-founder). Yunhui Zheng holds a PhD in Computer Science from Purdue University, worked as a researcher at IBM Research focusing on program analysis and AI for code, and interned at Microsoft Bing. Chris Wang has a strong finance background, having worked at Goldman Sachs and Standard Chartered, later founded software analysis company Coderrect as CEO, and then co-founded Sec3. Jeff Huang's detailed background is not publicly disclosed, but as CEO he oversees the company's strategy. Sec3 focuses on protecting the Solana ecosystem through formal verification and code audits.