Charles Borges says Musk’s cost-cutting team uploaded a copy of a mainframe database containing the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans.

Applying early stunts your benefit for life. The longer you live, the more likely you are to run through your other savings, so a maximized Social Security benefit is the ultimate longevity insurance. If you’re married and the higher earner, your benefit also determines what the survivor will get after the first spouse dies.

Originally scheduled for Wednesday, the 2024 Social Security COLA announcement will now be Oct. 24. It’s timed to the September Consumer Price Index, which also has not been released.

Patience can work in your favor when it comes to the size of your Social Security benefits as well -- the longer you wait to claim them, the bigger your monthly payments will eventually be.

A new scam involves fake letters that appear to be from U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts — but it's a ploy to trick seniors, agency warns.

If you're retiring soon, be very careful of these changes to Social Security that could cost you extra in taxes and fees. Watch out for these big differences.

Social Security checks have undergone a huge change, and it has some people up in arms. That’s because the Treasury Department stopped issuing paper checks for tax refunds, Social Security payments, and most other federal programs on Sept. 30, which is all part of an executive order with a plan for modernizing the government.

The most up-to-date Social Security COLA prediction for 2026 remains at 2.7%, according to the nonpartisan Senior Citizens League. If this prediction is correct, the average monthly benefit for retired workers would increase by $54 from $2,008 to $2.062.

A federal grand jury indicted Jorge González on fraud charges for using fake immigration and social security documents. González was the subject of a public arrest in September.