This was a theory of some anons.
I suppose it's possible.
I have not seen this graphic before.
Nor have I seen anything resembling proof.
I'd hesitate to use this unless we had actual sauce or confirmation.
Y'know?
Skimmed the article.
Don't see anything in the article supporting the exciting headline?
Point it out for me?
Actual proof would require determining where data is kept on Hawaii; the amount of data; capacity of the backbone links from that location to the mainland… Then it would be possible to calculate how much data could feasibly be transferred in 38 minutes and see if the aggregate data transfer in a 38 minute window is anywhere near the estimated data quantity.
Unfortunately I don't know any way to find out where secret NSA/CIA computer installations are located, their data storage capacity, how much data is actually gathered and archived at that location, what secret fiberoptic trunk lines may exist between Hawaii and the mainland and their capacity, etc.
It's an software engineering problem with too many unknown variables.
If there is a data storage location on Hawaii containing critical data, it would make more sense that the data is mirrored in near realtime to other site(s) for secure archiving.
But like I said, it's a software engineering problem that can't be solved in the dark.
No anon, it's not a problem that can be solved by feelz.