Psychology behind Wikileaks cyber-attacks

Published: Dec. 10, 2010, 5 a.m.

This week, supporters of WikiLeaks co-founder and editor Julian Assange launched a series of cyber attacks. The "hacker backers" crashed the Master Card and Visa websites, and forced a shutdown of the Swedish government's website. TJacque Day sat down with Murray State psychology professor Dr. Ian Norris for a glimpse into the Internet's role in magnifying our most basic psychological instincts.