How a data broker could be behind racist text messages received across the country [Video]

The text message asks people to report to a plantation to pick cotton.

On Thursday, cybersecurity expert Greg Tomchick, the CEO of Valor Cybersecurity, said that a data broker, or someone who collects and or sells a person’s personal data, could be behind the viral text message. 

“A typical data broker has about 15 data points on every single American. Eventually, their database, once they buy it from that company that gets the information and then now they have a database where they can filter through based [off of] race, location, and preferences, then be able to put them into a list to send a targeted text message like we’ve seen in this case,” said Tomchick. 

Tomchick said that while the government has tools to track down data brokers, finding the people responsible and holding them accountable …