60 Minutes

SCATTERED SPIDER – A surprisingly young cohort of hackers paralyzed some of Las Vegas' biggest hotels and casinos last fall, demanding an exorbitant ransom. The FBI and cyber security researchers call them "Scattered Spider" and say they are predominantly made up of native English-speaking hackers from Western countries, including the United States. Correspondent Bill Whitaker reports on the attack that brought operations at the MGM Grand, Aria and Bellagio, among others, to a standstill, and how the hackers teamed up with the notorious Russian ransomware gang behind the recent hack on UnitedHealth Group. Graham Messick is the producer.

KNIFE – In his first television interview since he was attacked at a literary festival in Chautauqua, New York almost two years ago, author Salman Rushdie details his experience to correspondent Anderson Cooper. Rushdie, who was stabbed 15 times and lost his right eye, has come to terms with the attack by writing about it in his new book, KNIFE (Penguin, 2024.) He talks to Cooper about Iran's religious decree—or fatwa—that called for his death 35 years ago, his years in hiding, and how he reclaimed his life in the U.S. before he was nearly killed by an assailant wielding a knife. Michael Gavshon and Nadim Roberts are the producers.

TASMANIAN TIGER – 60 MINUTES correspondent Jon Wertheim reports from the Australian island of Tasmania on the mysterious thylacine or Tasmanian tiger – an apex predator not seen since last century, but renowned through local folklore. Though the tiger was declared extinct 40 years ago, Wertheim meets those looking for the creature in the bush and the lab, and one way or another, are certain of its enduring survival. Jacqueline Williams is the producer.

Secretary of Commerce – Since taking office as the U.S. Secretary of Commerce under the Biden administration, Gina Raimondo has turned the second-tier agency into a center of national security, manufacturing, and job creation. CorrespondentLesley Stahl meets Raimondo to talk about the international "chip war" after Russia invaded Ukraine, the escalating trade tensions with China over U.S. restrictions on the sale of leading-edge semiconductors, and U.S. jobs hanging in the balance. Raimondo also shares the path that brought her to lead President Joe Biden's Department of Commerce. Richard Bonin is the producer.

On British Soil – Less than 100 miles from Britain's mainland lie the Channel Islands, British Crown dependencies with a fraught and hotly debated history. 60 MINUTES contributor Holly Williams visits the islands that Germany occupied for five years during World War II and where the Nazis operated two concentration camps. Williams speaks with historians, British government officials, and longtime residents to find out what really happened. Justine Redman and Erin Lyall are the producers.

Kevin Hart – Correspondent Anderson Cooper profiles Kevin Hart, the highest-grossing comedian today and a bankable movie star, who is now adding a new title to his resume – entertainment and business mogul. Cooper goes backstage with Hart in Pasadena, Calif., to watch him test out new material for an upcoming comedy tour. He sits down with him at his headquarters in Los Angeles to talk about the business of being funny and his growing empire. Nichole Marks is the producer.

CHILDREN OF WAR – Correspondent Scott Pelley reports on America's children of war, often overlooked, who live with disabled military veterans. Millions of American youth across the country navigate complex childhoods, witness the emotional and physical impact of service on wounded warriors and help the veteran and their families through hard times. Pelley speaks with Senator Elizabeth Dole, who created a foundation to support military caregivers, and two families of U.S. veterans who have carried the burden of America's post-9/11 wars. Aaron Weisz and Ian Flickinger are the producers.

NVIDIA – One of only five companies to ever surpass $2 trillion in stock market value, computer chip maker Nvidia ushered in the artificial intelligence revolution with its groundbreaking software and graphics processing unit, a chip that enables AI by accelerating the processing power of computers. Correspondent Bill Whitaker meets Nvidia's CEO and co-founder, Jensen Huang, to discuss the company's innovations and the rapidly expanding range of AI applications, including drug development, weather pattern prediction and more. Marc Lieberman and Cassidy McDonald are the producers.

CRISIS AT PEARL HARBOR – Soon after a fuel spill occurred close to the Navy's main drinking water system at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, base leadership assured thousands of families in military housing that their tap water was safe. Parents later learned the truth: the water they drank or used to bathe their children was contaminated with jet fuel. Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi tours the once secret fuel storage site where the water crisis at Pearl Harbor began and meets military families who blame their health problems on the Navy's response to the spill. Guy Campanile is the producer.