Americans at risk after hackers steal Social Security data of nearly 3 billion individuals: Is your SS number safe?

A data breach at National Public Data compromised information of nearly three billion individuals. Hacker group USDoD stole and sold records with names, addresses, birth dates, phone numbers, and Social Security numbers. Experts advise freezing credit files and strengthening account security. Identity theft protection services offer alerts, and affected individuals should visit IdentityTheft.gov for recovery plans.