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Please calm down, everyone. That is such a freaking lie. It's true that someone has hacked into the Towns/Rallies/Hollywood database, but they cannot get to your account. Okay? Say it with me: they cannot get into my account through Towns. It's just some idiotic spammers who make your avatar appear to say things when you're not typing them. That is it. If Towns were really so dangerous, do you think the admins would let it remain up? Come on. With all they do to protect us, you have to give them some credit, at least.

As for this twerp in the Welcome to Gaia forum, what kind of hacker is going to like.... announce himself? That's crap. It's bullshit. It's a lie. Just because someone says something doesn't make it true. We all know that by now. Most likely, that's some twelve year old kid who thinks it's funny to make people freak out for whatever reason. If he or she could hack your account, they would be doing it, not making posts about it.

Come on, girls, pull yourselves together. We're all a little paranoid because Shin-chan almost got hacked, but that's no reason to start acting this way. Towns and Rallies are perfectly safe, as long as you use the same reservations you do anywhere else. Sending all of your items to your mules doesn't make any sense. Part of the fun of Gaia is wearing those items. Besides, there's nothing that automatically makes your mule safer than your main.

Hackers are scary, but when you take the chances to prepare against them, you can take the risk down a lot. That means: not giving your password to anyone except someone you really trust. Do not give out ANY ANSWERS to your secret questions - which yes, means you have to know what they are. Don't be free with your e-mail address. Don't click on links from people you don't know, even if they're disguised as something simple. If you don't know, don't click. Always make sure the address you are signing into is Gaia Online. If you sign in on a public computer, make sure no one else is watching and that you sign out afterwards. If you have a fight with a friend who knows your password, change it. Have a very complex password - numbers, letters, and special characters are best, and the longer, the better. If someone PMs you claiming to be a mod or admin, and they want your password, report that sucker, no matter what color the name is. Mods and admins will never ask for your password. If you do all of those things, then you're making it a lot harder for anyone to hack your account.

Finally, Volly, a little bit of shame to you for posting this kind of thread. I know you wanted to protect everyone but you've set paranoia running high. The next time you see someone like that, you should just report the person and forget about them. They're not even worth your precious time.