We at The Merkle put up a small article letting everyone know the Steemit account recovery process has begun. This should spread a positive vibe throughout the overall community, including people who don't use Steemit yet.
Glad to see the proper course of action being taken, and things got resolved rather quickly in the end.
http://themerkle.com/affected-users-can-now-recover-their-steemit-account/