SSNDOB
SSN is an abbreviation specific to America, and DOB is a shorthand specific to the English language. Nevertheless, their meanings are widely known throughout the world, not least because of their widespread use in reports and discussions about identity theft and cybercrime. SSN is short for Social Security Number, which is effectively a US national ID number, and DOB translates into the date of birth. Ironically, of course, an SSN doesn’t actively identify you – it’s really just a label that can be used as a unique identifier for record-keeping purposes. In other words, simply knowing someone’s SSN doesn’t prove you are that person. Unfortunately, however, knowing someone’s SSN (or the equivalent personal identifier in your country) is a good starting point if you’re an identity thief because it can often be combined with other personal information to get past identity checks. The theory is that if there’s, say, a 1% chance that you’ve figured out someon