I hope the community will be able to come up with a proper report of the events once @lukedahjr's is capable of explaining what actually has happened since this is probably a lesson that should be taken very seriously, IMHO. I've been following the developments of Bitcoin for some time and I was never convinced by this bold claims like "Bitcoin fixes this", "In code we trust" or "not your keys, not your Bitcoin". As long humans are involved there will be no way to create a trust-less system. BitcoinMaxis would be well advised to accept this and act accordingly.
Today I've read an article by Jameson Lopp about the Death of SMTP
https://blog.lopp.net/death-of-decentralized-email/My fellow Bitcoiners: we must remain vigilant and we must push back against the creeping advance of tyranny. If we become complacent, if we settle for convenience over security, we can expect this elegant protocol to morph into a monster.
Although I couldn't agree more, I'm really surprised that Lopp himself didn't take notice of the current events in his twitter timeline although this is a crucial example how decentralization in Bitcoin could evaporate in no time.
More tutorials and best practice examples are needed apart from other opensource wallets like Electrum or ArmoryWallet that provide the basis for a full node.