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title: "Cybersecurity Firms Report Response Backlogs Following Surge in AI-Powered Cyberattacks"
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summary: "Cybersecurity firms are experiencing response backlogs after a surge in AI-powered cyberattacks, with Sophos handling seven major incident response cases in one week and MoxFive warning of up to five-day waits for emergency help. Security executives say AI is enabling attackers to exploit vulnerabilities faster than defenders can patch them, as seen in the Oct. 21 breach of Quest Diagnostics' Quanum LSM platform that forced medical providers to revert to paper-based lab requisitions."
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# Cybersecurity Firms Report Response Backlogs Following Surge in AI\-Powered Cyberattacks

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**Published:** 2026-10-29T12:55:01.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** safety

## Summary

Cybersecurity firms are experiencing response backlogs after a surge in AI\-powered cyberattacks, with Sophos handling seven major incident response cases in one week and MoxFive warning of up to five\-day waits for emergency help\. Security executives say AI is enabling attackers to exploit vulnerabilities faster than defenders can patch them, as seen in the Oct\. 21 breach of Quest Diagnostics' Quanum LSM platform that forced medical providers to revert to paper\-based lab requisitions\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-firms-report-response-backlogs-following-surge-in-ai-power-8c5a317c>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/choblin29/status/2115786067529846851>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/liangsays/status/2114752250707054600>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/rohanpaul_ai/status/2115142849339830461>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-firms-report-response-backlogs-following-surge-in-ai-power-8c5a317c>)