H2 2025 Cyberseer SOC Threat Findings Report

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H2 2025 SOC Threat Findings Report

Five Critical Threats. Strategic Insights.
Actionable Recommendations

The Cyberseer SOC Threat Findings Report is based on real security incidents investigated by Cyberseer’s 24/7 Security Operations Centre during the second half of 2025.

Drawing on threat data from live customer environments across the UK, this report highlights the most prevalent attack techniques, fastest adversary breakout times, and the operational gaps most commonly exploited by attackers.

In the fastest cases, attackers progressed from initial access to lateral movement and privilege escalation in under 48 minutes, leaving little margin for manual detection and response.

Why This Matters?

Speed isn’t just an operational advantage, it’s a compliance requirement.

This report reveals five high-impact threats, strategic insights from global partners, and actionable recommendations for UK organisations.

What's Inside?

Five Priority Threat Cases:

1. AMOS macOS-Stealer

Targeting insurance sector endpoints.

2. Lumma Stealer Variant

Hidden in trojanised Putty downloads.

3. Fortigate Brute-Force Attempts

Exploiting CVE-2024-47574.

4. ClickFix Social Engineering

Attack chain using Windows+R.

5. Gh0st RAT Malware

Delivered via Encrypted File Attachments.

Actionable Recommendations to Strengthen Your Security Posture

Strategic Insights from Microsoft, CrowdStrike, Mandiant and Google Cloud Security.

H2 2025 Cyberseer SOC Threat Findings Report

Cyberseer Advantage

Speed:

Under 1 minute alert acknowledgement, 14.3 minute response

Expertise:

Human + AI detection for advanced threats

Partnerships:

Microsoft, Darktrace, Mandiant, Google Cloud Security, Exabeam, CrowdStrike, Reliaquest

UK Focus:

Local insights informed by global intelligence

About the Research

This report is produced by Cyberseer, a UK-based security operations specialist supporting organisations with 24/7 threat detection and response. The findings are drawn from real-world SOC investigations, threat analysis and incident response activity observed during the second half of 2025.

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