This Email from Social Security Is Legit

July 31, 2024 — Ordinarily Social Security or the IRS will not contact you by email or phone – unless it is from the mail, consider it spam or some kind of ripoff. But if you got an email recently from the Social Security Administration titled “Important Changes to Access Your Social Security Account!” it is legit. The reason is that soon you will no longer be able to sign in to your online Social Security account using your Social Security username and password. To access Social Security online services, including my Social Security, you will need to create a Login.gov or ID.me account.  

This change aligns with federal authentication standards such as Login.gov while providing safe and secure access to their online services. If you are one of the millions of account holders who already use Login.gov or ID.me account to sign in, you do not need to take any action. For example, if you have a Global Entry account you already have a Login.gov username and password.