Of that $100 million settlement, $68 million will be earmarked to pay back members of a class action lawsuit that was brought against the firm. As Ars Technica reports, one of the things that LifeLock stands accused of is charging a monthly fee simply for adding a fraud alert on a paying customer's credit file. That, you can probably work out, is not a magic bullet to prevent people from getting at your good stuff.

LifeLock's track record in maintaining its users personal data borders on the slapstick, like the time it had to pull a wallet app because it was hilariously insecure. Or the time its CEO posted his social security number to prove how well the system worked, only to have it stolen 13 times. Thankfully, LifeLock will be able to shoulder the burden of that $100 million fine as it brought in $476 million revenue last yea... sorry, how much?