Blockchain API calls are returning 503

[tonylampada]

Something is wrong with Blockchain API. It seems they've taken measures to protect themselves against the recent DDoS attacks to the Bitcoin network.

Find out what we need to do to make API calls work again.

[Vort]

Here is some info:
https://bitcoinfoundation.org/blog/?p=418
https://bitcoinfoundation.org/blog/?p=422
https://www.mtgox.com/press_release_20140210.html
https://gist.github.com/sipa/8907691

[tonylampada]

Thanks @Vort, that is probably useful info for people coming to this page.

Someone also told me I sent a wrong link on the email to the users a while back.
Link [1] should point to http://www.coindesk.com/mt-gox-halts-bitcoin-withdrawals-price-drop/