"48 Hours: NCIS" sneak peek: The Terrorists, The Spies, The Hackers | Forensic Files

asymmetric threat Lone Wolf actors Insider threats terrorist activity in a cyber
venue these are all challenges that have emerged over the last few years that our
organization must face the attack on the coal was really what was a watershed event for both NCIS
and for the US sing I seen a boat come up and uh get really close to us and wave at me and I
seen the boat blow up 17 Sailors purged that day there were many scores of injuries aboard the ship I just remember
being in the air and then down to the ground my colleague from NCIS and I both said to each other oh boy we know what
that is terrorism an attack on a US Navy vessel becomes a huge scene to investigate
initially we thought our crime scene was going to sink and we we didn't want to let it get
away we're there to respond that's our job is to respond to the Navy and the Marine Corps in their time of need but
what if the threat comes from inside the Navy Mustafa wad a civilian for the Department of Navy attempted to gather
National Defense information and provide that to a foreign [Music] government we watched him download from
the restricted US Navy computer system the schematics for the USS Gerald R Ford the USS Ford is the most powerful
aircraft carrier in the world he pointed to the computer screen and he said here right here you strike
this ship with a missile right here bye-bye that's it sinking the NCIS mission is global we're
on aircraft carriers we're in foreign ports we watch after each other we take care of each other NCIS deal with every
type of crime cyber fraud murder Counter Intelligence counter terrorism every crime is a tragedy all
sisters brothers husbands I feel it very personally we live in dangerous SPS we going to get NCIS the cases they can't
forget

Seventeen sailors killed in a terrorist attack, a Navy contractor who wanted to sell secrets, and two hackers who stole 220,000 U.S. military personal records -- the cases that haunt NCIS. Watch Tuesday, May 30 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS

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Brief Summary

NCIS agents discuss terrorism and insider threats, focusing on the USS Cole attack and a civilian espionage case.

Key points

The Attack on the Coal. A watershed event for NCIS and the US, marking a significant challenge.
Insider Threats. Mustafa, a civilian, attempted to gather sensitive information for a foreign government.
The USS Gerald R. Ford. The most powerful aircraft carrier in the world, targeted for a missile strike.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

Oh boy, we know what that is.

Realization of a terrorist attack on a US Navy vessel.

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