In November 1936, the U.S. government began the immense task of issuing Social Security Numbers (SSNs) to millions of Americans. It was a foundational administrative task for President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, establishing a system designed to provide financial security for the nation's...

A fake passport just passed a scanner at a major international airport, and the border agent waved the man through. This wasn't a blurry, laminated card made in a basement; it was a $2 million masterpiece. It was the product of a high-tech criminal...