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

(CNN) — Senior citizens soon won’t be able to simply call the Social Security Administration to change their address or check the status of their benefit claim. Instead, they will have to first verify ...

The simplest, free, and official way to confirm the authenticity of your Social Security Number is by creating an account on "my Social Security", the official web portal of the Social Security ...

After installing anti-fraud checks for benefit claims made over the phone early last month, the Social Security Administration is considering walking back the policy after finding only two cases that ...

Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank Bisignano said Social Security numbers are vulnerable to exploitation and fraud across multiple government agencies, from the DMV to Medicare.

(CNN) — Editor’s Note: After the publication of this article, the Social Security Administration submitted an amended filing to the Office of Management and Budget that states the additional ...