CNET

Locking Your Social Security Number Can Protect You From Identity Theft – Here's How It Works

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

Social Security at risk of breach exposing 300 million to identity theft and loss of benefits: Whistleblower

Charles Borges, chief data officer for the Social Security Administration (SSA), filed a complaint on Tuesday claiming that ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Identity theft crimes surge in Illinois and across nation, along with persistent unemployment benefits fraud complaints

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An identity theft surge is underway, nationwide and in Illinois. A 91-year-old woman had a fraudulent small business loan taken out in her name. "We just received a letter in the mail ...
NBC New York

Social Security number leaked? Chances are, a criminal is already trying to use it

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 ...