ECMC confirms April computer attack was ‘ransomware’

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – It has been a month-and-a-half since a malware attack on ECMC’s computer network, and hospital officials now confirm it was ransomware–the first attack of its kind on a hospital in New York. Most of the computers are back online, but recovery of the medical center’s 6,000 computer hard drives has been tedious.
ECMC’s 6th floor Orthopedic Unit staff has had full use of their computers for about two weeks, while some computers in other areas of