HyperAudit Research

100% had issues.

We audited 20 real smart contracts across four chains. Every single one had security vulnerabilities. 60% had critical findings that could drain every dollar.

361 findings. 26 critical. Average risk score: 66/100 (B grade).

20
Contracts Audited
361
Total Findings
60%
Had Critical Issues
B
Average Grade

Severity Breakdown

361 findings classified by impact. Nearly a quarter are Critical or High — direct paths to fund loss.

17.2%
22.2%
33.2%
20.2%
26
Critical
7.2%
62
High
17.2%
80
Medium
22.2%
120
Low
33.2%
73
Info
20.2%

Risk Score Distribution

Each contract scored 0-100 (higher = safer). Only 4 scored above 80. Names are anonymized.

EthereumToken C
20D43 findings
EthereumDEX Protocol
37D24 findings
EthereumToken B
40C23 findings
EthereumToken E
40C17 findings
EthereumToken F
50C19 findings
EthereumToken G
62B20 findings
BSCToken D
63B13 findings
ArbitrumDeFi Lending
64B21 findings
EthereumToken A
68B19 findings
EthereumToken H
69B20 findings
ArbitrumYield Vault
72B9 findings
BaseToken K
72B14 findings
EthereumToken I
73B19 findings
BaseToken L
77B8 findings
BSCToken M
78B14 findings
BaseToken J
81A18 findings
BaseDeFi Protocol
83A20 findings
BaseAI Platform
84A16 findings
BaseDev Tools
90A15 findings
ArbitrumStaking Protocol
91A9 findings

How People Lose Money

The six most common attack patterns we found — in plain language. These are not theoretical. They are deployed on mainnet right now.

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Rug Pull Mechanisms

60%

The owner can withdraw all funds from the contract at any time, in a single transaction.

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Honeypot Traps

30%

Users can buy the token freely, but the contract blocks all sells. You get in — you cannot get out.

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Confiscatory Fees

40%

The owner can raise buy/sell fees to 99-100% after launch, taking everything from every transaction.

No Safety Delays

70%

Critical parameters can be changed instantly — no timelock, no warning, no chance to exit.

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Single Key Control

80%

One wallet controls the entire contract. One compromised key = total loss for all holders.

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Slippage Exploits

50%

Automated swaps execute with zero price protection, letting bots steal value from every trade.

By Chain

Security issues exist across every chain we tested.

Ethereum
Contracts9
Avg Risk51/100
Findings204
BSC
Contracts2
Avg Risk71/100
Findings27
Base
Contracts6
Avg Risk81/100
Findings91
Arbitrum
Contracts3
Avg Risk76/100
Findings39

What a Secure Contract Looks Like

2 of 20 contracts had no Critical or High findings. Here is what they had in common.

Hard-coded fee caps the owner cannot exceed
Timelocks on all admin functions (24-48h delay)
Multisig ownership requiring multiple approvals
Slippage protection on all automated swaps
Role-based access control with separation of duties
No hidden mint or unconstrained supply functions

Case Studies

Read detailed, anonymized breakdowns of each contract we audited — what we found, what it means, and what the project should fix.

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