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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Without a Social Security number, Mr. Azevedo could not join his wife in applying for a mortgage.
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Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 11 June 2024
This requires your Social Security number and is updated once per month.
—PCMAG, 5 June 2024
State officials said workers don’t have to provide a Social Security number.
—Maryam Jameel, ProPublica, 3 June 2024
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
Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 11 June 2024
This requires your Social Security number and is updated once per month.
—PCMAG, 5 June 2024
State officials said workers don’t have to provide a Social Security number.
—Maryam Jameel, ProPublica, 3 June 2024
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
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