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

SSN is a unique identification number associated with US citizens and some non-Americans living in the country. It has been around since 1936, introduced just a year after the Social Security ...

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 ...

The Treasury Department granted Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency access to its payment systems this week, a decision that drew large amounts of criticism from federal employees, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – Practically every other week, ...

There's a new reason to worry about the security of your Social Security number. Turns out, they can be guessed with relative ease. A group of researchers at Carnegie-Mellon University say they've ...

I have a granddaughter who is a junior in high school. Recently, she needed to write a report for her history class on any subject related to a federal government program. Because she knew that her ...

If you are a Texan or are just a general information junkie, you may have heard about the social security number debate going on in the Texas Legislature. I wrote a fairly lengthy diatribe about it on ...

The Social Security Number (“SSN”) is a personalized number used by the U.S. government to monitor wages, earnings and tax payments. Since U.S. citizens are eligible for this number at birth, it is ...

What Is a Social Security Number (SSN)? A Social Security Number (SSN) is a unique nine-digit number assigned to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary residents who are authorized to work ...