I understand point two, but I prefer to know what's coming in advance so that I can prepare. If I knew in advance that there was a theme coming up that I'd like to participate in, I could plan to save what little in-game money I have to put towards the new items. However, I must say that a lot of the new items that come out with the new themes are very over priced and they don't need to be. Games should be fun, not so over priced that players have to work 3x as hard just to buy a simple counter for one of their homes kitchens.

Any plans to fix the server and avoid software "scrapping" it? Or do I have to remain worried about my info being compromised?

how are people finding out?

Stupid move!