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Psychology behind Wikileaks cyber-attacks

By Jacque Day

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkms/local-wkms-939545.mp3

Murray, Ky. – 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. They went after Sara Palin's site in response to her comments about Assange, and have threatened more assaults. Jacque 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.