About a month ago, we became aware that the user oath2order gained access to ZR388's moderator account, allowing him to look up users’ IP addresses. Due to the recent concerns, I want to make it clear that we put a lot of value into member security. Nobody of the staff intentionally gave out this information.
When we became aware of this breach of privacy, oath2order was suspended for an extended period of time. The staff, including ZR388, agreed that she would step down as a moderator. Her retirement from the staff had been scheduled for an upcoming Bell Tree Direct.
We originally chose not to reveal this information because of our policy of not publicizing users’ suspensions. However, due to the on-going concern created by this situation, we decided to disclose the details of what happened.