More than 70 million Americans rely on Social Security benefits and are vulnerable to scams threatening their monthly payments.

When you lock your Social Security number, a company looking to verify your SSN won't be able to verify your identity, ...

If your Social Security number or other personal information was stolen in the December 2023 National Public Data breach, you can take steps to protect yourself. Here's how. A reported 2.7 million to ...

Americans are at risk after billions of Social Security numbers were stolen in a widespread company hack. National Public Data, a company headquartered in Florida, had sensitive data for nearly three ...

While you can’t freeze your Social Security number, you can take steps to protect it, such as blocking electronic access to it and storing your documents in a safe place. Many, or all, of the products ...

Social Security numbers are used by the US government as universal identifiers. Sharing yours comes with risks. Because nearly every US citizen and permanent resident has a Social Security number, the ...

It could be the worst data breach ever -- one that reportedly resulted in the theft of the social security numbers of every American. According to a federal class-action lawsuit, the hacking group ...

The Social Security Administration said it is "not aware of any compromise" to the server and "remains dedicated to ...