I'd argue the other way. They didn't get involved in this mess and are just warning their users about possible disruption. What you wrote is your point of view which people might agree or disagree with.
The article doesn't state what the issue is though. You probably knew immediately if you've kept up with it, but as someone interested in Bitcoin but not having followed these developments it was like the BBC telling me to lock my doors and close the curtains, but not saying why.
