When it comes to Social Security scams, you have all the power. All you need is to know what to look out for.

Scammers are weaponizing new 2026 regulations to threaten your benefits or promise fake refunds. Here is how to spot the trap.

The fallout from DOGE staffers' efforts to access sensitive Social Security data continues as an agency watchdog disclosed a new investigation into "potential misuse" reported by a whistleblower.