You hear a lot of things "in the news".
No one can guarantee you anything, but it is a real, registered and renowned company behind it, so the risk losing a legit company if they would pull a stunt.
So you should draw your own conclusions, but at least it is one of the most measurable and tangible project in ICO-land there is.
ICOs are always a risk, but in my mind this is the one having the least risk tied to it