Researchers are warning of an apparent supply chain attack via a specific version of JAVS Viewer, audio-visual recording software used for courtrooms.
“The PRC’s inside the house,” said Andrew Scott, associate director for China operations with the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
An Atlantic Council report looks at the impact of China's regulation - in effect now for two years - that requires organizations to submit notice of a software vulnerability to the Chinese government within two days of discovery.
The threat group used forged authentication tokens - with an acquired Microsoft account consumer signing key - to access the email accounts of more than two dozen organizations.
The Biden administration issued new guidance on software supply chain security for federal agencies, which includes requirements for self-attestations and SBOMs.