Social Security number

noun

: a number that is given to each citizen of the U.S. by the government and that is used for the Social Security program and for official forms and records

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The company also says that a Social Security number inaccurately matched to a name would raise a red flag and add a hard stop that must be cleared before the loan is underwritten. —Alana Semuels, TIME, 28 May 2024

Because of how common identity fraud is, businesses can no longer rely on traditional methods to verify identities, like a Social Security number or official documents, and often need to engage in more rigorous verification methods. —Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 21 May 2024

Synthetic fraud uses a mix of real data like a Social Security number or other personal information with fake data to create a false identity. —Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024

Hackers are sweeping up a wide variety of data points about people, including their email address, bank account information, Social Security number and location. —Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024

But that revealed another error with the FAFSA revamp: Parents without a Social Security number couldn’t contribute to the form. —Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024

In addition to ransoms collected, medical records reportedly sell for more than $60 on the dark web, exceeding the price of a Social Security number ($1) or credit card data, which goes for $5. —Erika Fry, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024

When submitting your registration online, ensure to provide your driver’s license number or an approved ID card number, along with the last four digits of your Social Security number. —Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024

For months, a technical glitch has blocked families in which one or both parents don’t have a Social Security number from applying. —Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024