Hack causes major apps to show 'New York City' as anti-Semitic 'Jewtropolis'
3,129 views · Published 31 August 2018 · 2:09 · Indexed 24 September 2026
Channel: Eyewitness News ABC7NY · 2018 · News & Politics
Technology users got a surprise Thursday morning when their social and lifestyle apps seemingly labeled the United States' most populous city with an anti-Semitic header. A number of people posted screenshots on Twitter showing "New York City" had been relabeled "Jewtropolis" on the Mapbox map used by companies and services such as Snapchat parent Snap, Citi Bike and Foursquare. Mapbox, a provider of digital map technology, said it suffered a "malicious edit" by a person who tried to make multiple changes to its maps' data. Only one edit was published due to human error and was live for less than an hour before being deleted. AJ Ross has more: https://7ny.tv/2PlX7rg Check out more Eyewitness News - http://7ny.tv/2suJHTd OUR SOCIAL MEDIA – FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ABC7NY/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/abc7ny INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/abc7ny/ SNAP: abc7ny PODCASTS: http://abc7ny.com/podcasts/ NEW HERE? – Hi! We’re abc7NY, also known as Channel 7 on TV, home to Eyewitness News, New York’s Number 1 news. We hope you love us on YouTube as much as you do on television! NEW TIPS: Online: http://abc7ny.com/submit-a-news-tip/2599968/ Phone: 917-260-7700 Email: [email protected]
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