Experian Data Breach

The Experian Data Breach is known as the "The Largest Data Breach in History".

https://digitalguardian.com/blog/history-data-breaches

This data breach was different from the Equifax data breach where "hackers accessed people’s names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some instances, driver’s license numbers" due to an IT systems failure.

Freeze Credit at Four Credit Reporting Agencies
Millions of people who have credit reports have been affected by the data breach have been advised to freeze credit at all three credit reporting agencies: Equifax, Experian, and Transunion. The CPA Journal in its December 2017 issue recommended also freezing credit at Inova ; however, it is Innovis that has become known as the fourth credit reporting agency most people do not know about.

Add Identity Theft Insurance
Homeowners and Renters can add identity theft to their insurance policies. "It does not pay for actual losses from identity theft, but it can cover many of the high costs of repairing credit."

Read "Protecting Your Social Security"
The Social Security Administration wrote a blog post about how individuals and organizations can protect their social security accounts.