{"slug": "citrus-ransomware-targets-contractors-to-breach-corporate-networks", "title": "Citrus Ransomware Targets Contractors to Breach Corporate Networks", "summary": "Citrus Ransomware is targeting vulnerable contractors to breach corporate networks, using stolen credentials to connect to VPNs or terminal servers and then deploying a mix of human-made and AI-generated tools to spread its reach, according to reporting on the threat. The tactic lets the attackers blend in and evade detection, making Citrus Ransomware a formidable threat to businesses.", "body_md": "Citrus Ransomware is exploiting vulnerable contractors to gain access to corporate networks, using stolen credentials to connect to VPNs or terminal servers and then deploying a mix of human-made and AI-generated tools to spread its reach. This clever tactic allows the attackers to blend in and evade detection, making it a formidable threat to businesses.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/citrus-ransomware-targets-contractors-to-breach-corporate-networks", "canonical_source": "https://osintsights.com/citrus-ransomware-targets-contractors-to-breach-corporate-networks", "published_at": "2026-11-12 09:03:10+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-11-12 09:20:28.132964+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety"], "entities": ["Citrus Ransomware"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/citrus-ransomware-targets-contractors-to-breach-corporate-networks", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/citrus-ransomware-targets-contractors-to-breach-corporate-networks.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/citrus-ransomware-targets-contractors-to-breach-corporate-networks.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/citrus-ransomware-targets-contractors-to-breach-corporate-networks.jsonld"}}