CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Mecklenburg County employees are being asked to check their banking and direct deposit information after an attempted payroll hack. In a letter to employees, the county manager says someone is contacting human resources pretending to need help getting into an account. The pers on appears to be using untraceable phone numbers and appears to know about the county’s operations and names of employees The county says it is investigating the scope of the attempted hack and is taking steps to prevent further attempts. ...read more read less