I just got steamrolled by a guy who has 4.572.424 points and I probably had around 40,000 at the time of the attack. That's over 100x my score! How were they able to attack me? His planets even have the (s) marker which obviously shows he wasn't in my range. There is no way I was marked inactive because I've been playing this game every single day since I started (sad but true).

I am thoroughly confused. Can I just be pillaged by people 100x my score at any time?

noob protection only apply below 10k point ( except xtreme are 100k point )
correct me if i am wrong

The FAQ, viewtopic.php?f=17&t=8652 says 100k, but it doesn't specify any server.

Xtreme is the only server that protection runs to 100k on. All the other servers only go up to 10k points. once you pass that mark, anyone above it can hit you