Now, the next question is: How on Earth can you recover the stolen tokens from the thief? A hard fork? I believe its the only solution but a solution that damages a crypto's reputation.
Did you even read the article or only the title? There is no word about a hard fork or something similar. There will be no hard fork. The thief was found and arrested and probably the police have secured the private keys where the stolen IOTA are stored. Dominick Schiener was stating that IOTA team helped police to track and monitor the stolen IOTA on the tangle.