steem acknowledged the issue right away, (unlike most companies who don't say a word for several days to weeks about "issues")

That is a possibility. It's nice that they've actually started communicating better. The increase in transparency could be a factor in people trusting the direction of Steem. I hadn't even thought of money getting transferred through an issue. I know it can happen on other blockchains, but I always figured that unless the witnesses went rogue, we'd be fine. Still, it's nice that the powers that be let us know that we're not getting cleaned out.