There used to be a methodology for assigning Social Security numbers. That practice ended in 2011. Nevertheless, those who got Social Security numbers before then can still find some meaning in them.

Sensitive personal data belonging to every American including their Social Security number, address, date of birth and phone number was stolen online by hackers who have put the information up for ...

See how the 2.8% COLA, higher wage cap, and new maximum benefit for 2026 Social Security could change your benefit amount and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – Practically every other week, ...

The Treasury Department granted Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency access to its payment systems this week, a decision that drew large amounts of criticism from federal employees, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – News surfaced this week of a ...

If your personal information was stolen in what was a murky mess of the National Public Data leak, you might have a chance to do something about it. In a statement this week, National Public Data said ...

Data breaches have delivered so many passwords, birthdates and Social Security numbers to the dark web, the whole idea of protecting your identity might feel like a lost cause. But experts say there’s ...

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 ...