● IndustryOct 29, 2026 · 19:554 sources
Cybersecurity Firms Report Response Backlogs Following Surge in AI-Powered Cyberattacks
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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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- SUPPORT@liangsays“Jason D. Clinton, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer of Anthropic, says “things are going to get a lot worse before they get better.””x.com
- SUPPORT@rohanpaul_ai“Quest found unauthorized access to Quanum LSM, the platform doctors' offices use to order labs and see results. It shut the system down and told offices to use paper requisitions.”x.com