Social Security Administration

1. Mentioned In 22 Articles

2. Employee "lost" a CD containing, medical evidence, agency documents and names and Social Security numbers

   Explore Article OSF Data Loss Database (Feb 17 2010) Consumer , Government , Lastest Data Breaches

   Social Security Administration data loss incident circa 2010-02-04 (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Social Security Administration

3. Social Security loses a CD with personal info

   Explore Article TownNews.com . (Feb 5 2010) Government , Lastest Data Breaches

   A computer disc containing detailed personal information about 969 New Yorkers was lost by a Social Security Administration employee traveling to Queens from the Bronx back in late October. Three months later, on Jan. 22, ... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Queens   Social Security Administration   Bronx

4. ITRC Fact Sheet 140

   Explore Article Identity Theft Resource Center (Feb 2 2010) Consumer , Government

   ...n refuse to give it. However, that may mean doing without the purchase or service. According to the Social Security Administration’s website, these are a list of some situations where a SSN might be requested (reference 1 below) *... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Itrc   SSA   SSN

5. SSA fails to E-Verify 19 percent of new hires, IG says

   Explore Article Federal Computer Week (Jan 11 2010) Government

   The Social Security Administration did not follow federal employment verification requirements for 19 percent of its new hires, accord... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   SSA   Social Security Administration   Alice Lipowicz

6. Top 10 Identity Theft Predictions For 2010

   Explore Article Information Security Resources (Dec 23 2009) ID Theft Prevention

   ...nability to afford insurance or medical care will cause a spike in this area of identity theft. The Social Security Administration has noted an increase in uninsured people using the coverage of a friend, relative or even a strang... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Social Security Administration   Robert Siciliano   SSN

7. ITRC Fact Sheet 117

   Explore Article Identity Theft Resource Center (Dec 4 2009) Consumer , ID Theft Prevention

   ...institutions are not immediately made aware that their customer is deceased. It takes time for the Social Security Administration (SSA) to transmit the Death Master File to the financial industry. Until the institution receive... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   TransUnion   Equifax   Atlanta

8. New SSN may not solve identity theft

   Explore Article StarTribune.com (Nov 30 2009) Consumer , ID Theft Prevention

   ...ty number to anyone; I don't even give my phone number to the cashier. Do we report this to the Social Security Administration? We hear horror stories of people struggling years later with stolen Social Security numbers. A Jim... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Social Security Administration   Sears   SSA

9. HHS launches new efforts against medical fraud, identity theft

   Explore Article American Medical Association (Nov 2 2009) Healthcare , ID Theft Prevention , Medical Identity Theft

   ...ries. The Machado case was brought against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Social Security Administration by beneficiaries who experienced lengthy delays in having their Part D premiums withheld accurately... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   South Carolina   Missouri   Social Security Administration

10. FTC Stops Two Deceptive Telemarketing Operations

    Explore Article Federal Trade Commission (Oct 9 2009) Consumer , Compliance

    ...consumers to reveal their bank account information, and often pretending they were calling from the Social Security Administration, Medicare, or the consumers’ banks. According to the FTC’s complaint, the defendants offered “free”... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Social Security Administration   Northern District of Illinois   Medicare

11. Microsoft, Social Security Administration partner on PHR work

    Explore Article healthcareitnews.com (Aug 31 2009) Consumer , Healthcare , ID Theft Prevention

    Microsoft has entered into an agreement with the Social Security Administration to test the use of Microsoft's HealthVault application in the SSA disability determination proc... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Washington   Social Security Administration   Microsoft

12. How were Social Security numbers given away?

    Explore Article Google (Aug 17 2009) Government , Data Breach

    ... The same could happen to an unknown number of others, because of a processing glitch that the U.S. Social Security Administration didn't even know existed and the federal government hasn't fixed. Who is giving away Americ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   New Hampshire   Social Security Administration   Federal Emergency Management Agency

13. Obama could ramp up E-Verify

    Explore Article Federal Computer Week (Jul 10 2009)

    ...se, the employee receives a tentative nonconfirmation, and the employee may pursue redress with the Social Security Administration. The system has been criticized for errors in the databases. Napolitano said in May that recent sur... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Senate   Social Security Administration   Barack Obama

14. Obama Administration Plows Ahead With Controversial E-Verify Program

    Explore Article ecommercetimes.com (Jul 9 2009) Consumer , Corporate , Government

    ...ntity theft and errors. E-Verify is a free Web-based system operated by DHS in partnership with the Social Security Administration. It lets employers compare information from I-9 forms against federal government databases to verif... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Social Security Administration   Obama Administration   Department of Homeland Security

15. Is Your Facebook Account a Gold Mine for Identity Thieves?

    Explore Article time.com (Jul 8 2009) Consumer , ID Theft Prevention

    ...lions of Americans to fraud and exploitation, the report argues. Mark Lassiter, a spokesman for the Social Security Administration, dismissed as a "dramatic exaggeration" the suggestion that a successful prediction code ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Social Security Administration   Alessandro Acquisti   Ralph Gross

16. Social Security Number Prediction Makes Identity Theft Easy

    Explore Article InformationWeek (Jul 7 2009) Consumer , ID Theft Prevention

    ...from $2,830 to $112,800 per hour. As a temporary defensive strategy, the authors recommend that the Social Security Administration fully randomize the assignment of new SSNs, instead of randomizing only the first three digits, as ... (Read Full Article)
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Ralph Gross   Alessandro Acquisti   Social Security Administration

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