Cybersecurity firms, overwhelmed by AI attacks, are turning away new clients
Executives at Mandiant, CrowdStrike and Kroll told NBC News that demand for emergency cybersecurity services is surging as hackers use AI to automate attacks.
The recent flood of AI-aided cyberattacks has become so severe that some of America’s top cybersecurity companies are turning away new customers seeking emergency help.
Three leading U.S. cybersecurity firms — the companies that help organizations put the pieces back together after they’ve been hacked — told NBC News that their industry is overwhelmed to a degree they have not seen before, and they’re turning away some victims. While at times major cybersecurity firms have briefly paused taking on new customers, leaders at the companies say the pace of attacks has never been this sustained, and they don’t expect it to slow anytime soon.


