My identity was stolen after the equifax breach. The only cost to me was the gas it took to drive to the police station. Verizon and AT&T had automated systems

My identity was stolen after the equifax breach. The only cost to me was the gas it took to drive to the police station. Verizon and AT&T had automated systems where I input some information and the key part was having a police report number from the local PD. Once I had the police report everything was removed including the credit reporting. I had to call enterprise rent a car to get some stuff cleared but they even removed an overdue parking ticket from Santa Clara (never been to California). Nordstrom was the only proactive party they called me immediately when they noticed someone filing out a credit card application in another state.