Hack Impacted 38,000 Current, Former N.C. State Students

North Carolina State University says tens of thousands of past and present students may have had some of their personal information compromised.

A hacker breached a university email account using a "sophisticated phishing scam,” N.C. State says.

Inside the account, the attacker found a 2013 file that included names, mailing addresses, university ID numbers and Social Security numbers. 

University officials say they learned of the hack on June 3 and took steps to identify and notify potentially affected students. 

Officials say there is no evidence yet that any of the personal information has been retrieved or misused.