An estimated 2.9 billion records, including names, addresses and Social Security numbers may be affected after National Public Data confirmed it suffered after a massive data breach involving the ...

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

TARGETS YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. IF YOU RELY ON SOCIAL SECURITY TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR MONTHLY EXPENSES, ANY THREAT TO YOUR BENEFITS CAN BE PRETTY SCARY. AND OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, I’VE HEARD ...

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 ...

Data breaches have delivered so many passwords, birthdates and Social Security numbers to the dark web, the whole idea of protecting your identity might feel like a lost cause. But experts say there’s ...

The Social Security Number (SSN) was introduced by the U.S. federal government as a tool to manage retirement and disability benefits. This nine-digit identifier was initially intended to track ...

The company whose data breach potentially exposed every American’s Social Security number to identity thieves finally has acknowledged the data theft — and said hackers obtained even more sensitive ...

A new and digital alternative to the traditional Social Security card will be available by early summer, the Social Security Administration announced Friday. The agency will introduce a feature that ...

All employees are paid based on an employment record created by People Excellence. This record is usually initiated using an official Social Security number (SSN) as assigned by the US Social Security ...