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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She has since been given a Social Security number, allowed to return to social media and travel freely within 70 miles of her East Village, N.Y. apartment.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2024
For people whose information was in the Social Security number dump, though, the risk of identity theft looms, forcing victims to freeze their credit, scour their credit reports, and set up financial monitoring services.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2024
The company whose data breach potentially exposed every American’s Social Security number to identity thieves finally has acknowledged the data theft — and said hackers obtained even more sensitive information than previously reported.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
The sign of the scam is that you're asked to provide a Social Security number, a bank account number or pay a fee to get this scholarship or financial aid processed.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2024
For people whose information was in the Social Security number dump, though, the risk of identity theft looms, forcing victims to freeze their credit, scour their credit reports, and set up financial monitoring services.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2024
The company whose data breach potentially exposed every American’s Social Security number to identity thieves finally has acknowledged the data theft — and said hackers obtained even more sensitive information than previously reported.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
The sign of the scam is that you're asked to provide a Social Security number, a bank account number or pay a fee to get this scholarship or financial aid processed.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Social Security number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Social%20Security%20number. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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