# The Sony Thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sony-thread/706458>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 5, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sony-thread/706458 "2014-12-05T23:50:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sony-thread/706458/41 "2014-12-19T16:54:59Z")

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Here’s an article this isn’t quite as definitive.

U.S. expected to formally blame North Korea for Sony cyberattack  
[http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/19/us-sony-cybersecurity-usa-idUSKBN0JX1MH20141219](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/19/us-sony-cybersecurity-usa-idUSKBN0JX1MH20141219)

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sony-thread/706458/42 "2014-12-19T17:04:38Z")

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> [@Dewey\_Finn](#):
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> That article suggests that the hackers might have stolen a hundred terabytes of data but I’m skeptical. Wouldn’t it take a _really_ long time to download that much data, even given a reasonably fast connection? Does that seem plausible to you?

> [@running\_coach](#):
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> [This calculator](http://www.numion.com/calculators/time.html) gives just over 22 hours at 10 Gbps.
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> At 25.6Mbps, it would take 8680 hours, just over 361 days.

> [@Declan](#):
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> What I am thinking is that the hackers went in multiple times, over a time period and not downloading a benjamin terrabyte in one shot.
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> Declan

From the OP’s link:

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> It’s unclear when the hack began. One interview with someone claiming to be with Guardians for Peace said they had been siphoning data from Sony for a year.

Seems like they had plenty of time to download whatever they wanted, if true.

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