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“Your only option at this point is recreate your account at Experian and steal it back from the ID thieves!”

Brian Krebskrebsonsecurity.com ↗

Sixteen months after Krebs first reported it, anyone with your SSN and birthday can still re-register your Experian account under a new email and phone. Only two of the five security questions he got even concerned his real history. Equifax and TransUnion send a code to the address on file before changing anything. Experian sends a notice after the fact. A company that sells your identity for a living can’t protect it.