AI-assisted attacks overwhelm security firms: Sophos handled 7 major incidents in 7 days
cyb3rops · x · 2026-10-30
The cybersecurity industry is facing what insiders call "Black October." According to WSJ, Sophos's incident-response team handled 7 major incidents in 7 days — a workload that normally takes three months — and MoxFive says newly breached companies may wait up to five days for help.
Security executives say AI is helping attackers exploit vulnerabilities faster than defenders can respond. Researcher cyb3rops echoed the report, saying nearly everyone he talks to reports the same overload, with firms asking whether he still has IR capacity available.
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