Someone is littering openstreetmap with streets that do not exist. A Russian hacker is the cause and one other person.
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Someone is littering openstreetmap with streets that do not exist. A Russian hacker is the cause and one other person.
Discussion
Comment from Maps Man on 14 June 2024 at 21:34
Also someone is deleting powerlines that do exist in the real world.
Comment from JosephAbboud on 14 June 2024 at 21:59
I was gonna say, there are suddenly a bunch of random straight roads going in all directions.
Comment from SomeoneElse on 15 June 2024 at 00:04
For the recent “straight line” vandalism, see https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/the-osm-standard-tile-layer-looks-wrong-white-lines-abusive-comments-etc/111583/305 . If you are aware of other problems (deleting data etc.) please email data@openstreetmap.org .
Comment from farhadGuli on 15 June 2024 at 10:32
hope this get fix soon , such a fool and bad peoples have in this world
Comment from ivanbranco on 15 June 2024 at 11:48
The irony is that the vandal is ukrainian. Not helping their cause at all.
Comment from Keio7000 on 16 June 2024 at 08:49
Someone already corrected this, but I guess whatever hacktivist is responsible is doing this for the Ukranian cause.
Reading the different streets littered on the map I saw (bad words ahead):