The sad thing is that I almost didn't click on this submission because, glancing at the headline, I felt certain that it was going to lead to some sort of paran

The sad thing is that I almost didn't click on this submission because, glancing at the headline, I felt certain that it was going to lead to some sort of paranoid rant. Instead it turns out to be a one-hundred-percent-real news issue that affects many of my friends and neighbors [1]. I was nearly a victim of the "Reddit who cried wolf" effect. I'm glad I can continue to have faith that HN's moderation system is working. --- [1] This is one time when I'm actually glad to be living in a relatively distant suburb of Boston.