The claim site is overloaded.
True.
PING claim.mtgox.com (72.52.5.67) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from unknown.prolexic.com (72.52.5.67): icmp_req=1 ttl=246 time=24.4 ms
httping -g claim.mtgox.com -p 443 -c 3 -s -l
PING claim.mtgox.com:443 (claim.mtgox.com):
error receiving reply from host
prolexic.com ->
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have become a commonplace threat to online businesses. With over 50,000 distinct attacks per week, DDoS attacks have become highly visible and costly forms of cyber-crime, and are increasingly being proactively addressed by online businesses to avoid devastating costs of DDoS-related downtime.
In response, Prolexic Technologies provides class-leading global DDoS mitigation service that protects Internet operations from the debilitating service disruptions caused by DDoS attacks.
Oops, service provider #fail.
I think Mtgox is just going to cash out on this one. Oh wait, they don't even have an exchange to cash out on.
I think you're wrong.