National Public Data (NPD) — a company which performs background checks on United States residents — was the victim of a massive data breach that compromised the personal information found in nearly 3 ...

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 ...

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

You may have never heard of National Public Data, yet your personal information may have been compromised in the company's recent massive data breach. The background check company, which is owned by ...

(TNS) — The Social Security numbers of millions of Americans may have been compromised in a recent data breach, leaving residents all across the country scrambling to find out whether their personal ...

An estimated 2.9 billion records, including names, addresses and Social Security numbers may be affected after National Public Data confirmed it suffered after a massive data breach involving the ...

After the most recent data breach, many people are wondering: Can you change your Social Security number? Here's what experts say. Thieves are constantly finding new ways to scam people, and ...

For anyone trying to keep their personal information secure, recent headlines have been a grim kick in the pants. The harshest came last month when the National Public Data breach was disclosed—the ...

Social Security commonly ends up being an essential retirement income source for a lot of older Americans. And you may be ...