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

The law was introduced in September and passed the House by a vote.

A Social Security number is like a skeleton key. May 5, 2013— -- intro: A Social Security number is like a skeleton key, able to unlock a kingdom of untold riches for identity thieves. It is the ...

Were you born after 1988 in a small state? If so, researchers would have a particularly good chance of figuring out your Social Security number. In a new study, researchers used publicly available ...

A new bill, the Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025, would let children receive new Social Security numbers if ...

Charles Borges, the chief data officer at the Social Security Administration, filed a complaint alleging that DOGE officials copied Social Security numbers for millions of Americans. Borges claimed in ...

A Social Security Number (SSN) is needed for employment in the United States. Students and scholars are eligible to apply if they are employed in the US or have been offered a job. If you are paid in ...

The new law, which will go into effect July 1, will restrict access to death certificates with Social Security numbers to ...

A new proposal in Congress could allow some Americans to receive new Social Security numbers under updated rules, as ...

Instead, the agency is flagging as “unverified” the Social Security numbers of thousands of people who lost their temporary legal status. By Alexandra Berzon Tara Siegel Bernard and Nicholas Nehamas ...