Air Force Nearly Done Removing Virus From Creech AFB Systems

By Maggie Ybarra / October 18, 2011 at 5:06 PM
The Air Force is nearly done cleaning up a virus found on "stand-alone systems" associated with remotely piloted aircraft operated out of Creech Air Force Base, NV, according to U.S. Strategic Command chief Gen. Robert Kehler. The virus, known as a "credential stealer," was first detected by the service's cyber arm, the 24th Air Force, on Sept. 15, according to an Oct. 12 Air Force statement. The Air Force released public information on the virus after Wired.com's Danger Room...

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