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 ...

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 ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

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 ...

Discovering that yet another company has suffered a data breach, such as the recent hack that allegedly exposed the Social Security numbers (SSNs) of millions of Americans, is hardly surprising in ...

A rumor circulating online since mid-February 2025 claimed the Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) uncovered 394 million people receiving Social Security benefits, despite the U.S. having ...

Social Security Administration chief data officer Charles Borges made the allegations in a whistleblower complaint filed ...

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