Episode
60 Minutes: The China Hack; Booms, Busts and Bubbles; The Road to Damascus
Overview
Correspondent Scott Pelley reports on the threat China’s cyber campaign poses to America’s critical infrastructure. With Wall Street soaring to record highs and worries of an AI bubble, Lesley Stahl examines the 1929 stock market crash to explore whether history is about to repeat itself. Margaret Brennan interviews Syria's new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former Al Qaeda member.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 58
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2025-10-12
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
The China Hack; Booms, Busts and Bubbles; The Road to Damascus is Episode 3 in Season 58 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2025-10-12. The runtime is 43 min.
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