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.

Monday, the House of Representatives passed Congressman David Kustoff’s bill H.R. 5345, the Improving Social Security’s ...

Freezing your SSN can save you from serious financial harm. Credit freezes are your free shield against thieves. Your Social Security number is a crucial piece of personal information. It's used for ...

Aimed at reducing fraud, the move has raised concerns about how it will impact those relying on Social Security benefits. A new policy requiring many Social Security recipients to verify their ...

The Social Security data breach compromised 'billions' of accounts. Here's one easy, free way to protect yourself. In early 2024, background checking service National Public Data was hit by a massive ...

Identity theft is a growing concern in today’s digital world, with more than 5.7 million cases of fraud and identity theft reported to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2024 (an increase from 4.7 ...

Data breaches that expose the personal information of millions of people can have very real consequences for individuals, most notably: identity theft. A new study found that the more of a person’s ...

Many parents assume identity theft can only happen to adults with bank accounts and credit cards. When it comes to their ...

Let’s say, for example, that your father secretly opened a credit card in your name and racked up more than $5,000 in charges ...