Discovering that yet another company has suffered a data breach, such as the recent hack that allegedly exposed the Social ...

Credit: Blazej Lyjak/Shutterstock A Social Security number (SSN) is one of your most valuable personal ... “If you lose your wallet or it gets stolen, someone could easily use your SSN to open credit ...

“In some of these documents, the only thing that was being redacted for the last 20-plus years was someone’s Social Security number,” Zaid said. “It is dangerous for these ...

They falsely claim your Social Security number has been suspended due to crimes ... If you receive a call from someone claiming to be from the Social Security Administration, be wary.

This growing crime, known as synthetic identity fraud or "Frankenstein fraud," involves using someone's Social Security number along with details from other individuals to create a new ...

“In some of these documents, the only thing that was being redacted for the last 20-plus years was someone’s Social Security number,” Zaid said. “It is dangerous for these ...

"Approximately 40% of Social Security direct deposit fraud is associated with someone calling SSA to change ... The agency's toll-free number has for decades served as the backbone for disabled ...

If you are planning a visit to the Social Security office, here's what you'll need to do amid reductions in the federal ...

Funeral homes generally inform SSA of someone's death, so family members don ... the SSA should be called and given the name, Social Security number, date of birth and date of death for the ...

"When I called Social Security's 800 number myself the other day, it's over 250 days that it takes them to review the initial application. So, the idea that someone's just calling up the 800 ...