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The FBI is looking into a series of offensive and racist text messages sent to individuals around the country.One of the people who received those messages is Ian Smith, who said he received it while doing his homework in his school’s computer lab.“It’s just like, oh this is a joke but y'all, y'all are comfortable enough to say this joke,” said Smith. “That’s a problem. That's the disturbing part.
“But you know, it's not funny even still to this day. Like why are people playing during, you know, such a time as this?” Wilson asked.In this instance of a more targeted attack, Cybersecurity Expert Alex Hamerstone believes Smith and Wilson could have been victims if the person or entity spoofing, or using a disguise, possibly researched their information, or connected them with certain racial groups or organizations where a contact list could’ve been stolen.
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