10 Things we learned from the Sony hack (including Kim Jong-un's private Wi-Fi password).

1. North Korea does has Internet – but only as much as a busy Starbucks.

In the entire country of North Korea there are only 1,024 IP addresses, which is roughly the internet traffic you may see coming and going from a busy Starbucks on any given day. Internet is highly restricted to use by government officials, a few foreign ambassadors, and foreign aid groups. There are about 13,000 websites available to those North Korean internet users, and they are all government-created of course. To put it in context, the U.S. has about 1.5 billion IP addresses.

By the way, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has access to the internet and his Wi-Fi password is reportedly “Ass-tastic” (case sensitive).

2. The FBI linked the cyber attacks on Sony to North Korea…but a lot of smart people aren’t buying it.

The FBI quickly released a statement that linked the hacking to North Korea, amounting to state sponsored cyber terrorism. But a lot of really smart people quickly poked holes in that link, calling it more circumstantial than conclusive. In fact, the FBI’s whole case is that the malware, language, and IP addresses were similar to past North Korean cyber attacks. But other hackers, cyber geeks, and high level security experts quickly pointed out technical inconsistencies with the FBI’s assumptions, saying they don’t even have enough proof to convict someone of a speeding ticket in civil court, yet alone convict a whole nation of war attacks.

Alternate theories include that it was a disgruntled Sony insider who triggered the attacks (less likely because of the scope and level of technical resources needed), or that it was a hacker group sponsored by the North Korean government, possibly an independent group operating in China, one of their only allies (more likely).

3. None of us care that hackers released Sony salaries…except Sony execs and actors, who really care.

How much $ you make is the ultimate touchy subject in Hollywood, so the hackers struck at the jugular when they released Sony salary information. Among what we found is that Sony execs systematically pay women especially, and minorities less for their work. Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams are two female leads among many who experienced a huge pay gap based on gender.

It also incited competition between the movie and the music sides of Sony. That’s notable particularly because the music side of Sony has frequently “cried wolf” that the music business wasn’t producing the same kind of money it used to. In a strange hierarchy compensation anomaly, head of Sony Pictures, Michael Lynton, is paid twice the salary of his boss, Sony Corp’s CEO Kazuo Hirai, which has Hollywood insiders scratching their heads.

4. Racist emails.

Hackers released sensitive emails by Sony heads Amy Pascal and Scott Rudin, among others. In one particular exchange, Pascal and Rudin joke back and forth how President Obama must like the movies “Django Unchained,” “12 Years a Slave,” “The Butler,” and Kevin Hart movies, just because he is black.

5. Sony execs had choice words for Kevin Hart when he wanted more money.

Speaking of Kevin Hart, the actor and comedian asked for more money to promote his new film, “The Wedding Ringer”. In emails released by the hackers, Sony execs labeled him “a whore” for the request. Hart posted this classy response on Twitter:

6. Racism, sexism, and general asshole-ism seem to best characterize some Sony execs.

If Pascal and Rudin’s racist remarks weren’t enough, Sony CEO Michael Lynton emailed his reservations about Denzel Washington as the star of the movie “The Equalizer,” saying that “pictures with an African American lead don’t do well overseas”. While a generous interpretation may just be that he was thinking strategically for shareholders, actual facts reveal that the movie made nearly half of its profit outside the United States.

7. The character assassination of Angelina Jolie.

In leaked emails, Sony execs Pascal and Rudin – exposed as disparaging “bad guys” over and over – take Angelina Jolie to task, calling her ”seriously out of her mind,” living in “crazy town” and call her “a minimally talented spoiled brat." Jolie met up with Pascal at an industry event after that went public, eliciting this icy stare:

8. This, that, and James Bond.

There was plenty of damage done, but it wasn’t all just bad news revealed by the hackers. Among other assorted nuggets of inside news, we see Channing Tatum really wanted to play the lead in a remake of the classic Ghostbusters (but isn’t the first choice,) the next James Bond will be the suave and talented actor Idris Elba, and a lot of actors use aliases to make reservations and hotels and restaurants. Those include Natalie Portman (Laura Brown), Tobey Maguire (Neil Deep), Tom Hanks (Harry Lauder, Johnny Madrid) and Rob Schneider (Nazzo Good), who as one Hollywood writer points out, “probably doesn’t need one.”

9. The hackers did release five Sony movies.

Five Sony movies, including “Annie,” “Mr. Turner” and “Fury,” were released online by the hackers. However in the case of “Annie” reviews are so bad that even the hackers are embarrassed and want their money back.

10. The Interview is being released…sort of.

“The Interview” was originally scheduled for release on Christmas day before being pulled by Sony and its distributors, which led to widespread criticism. But wouldn’t you know it, after all of this craziness, the movie is being released on Christmas Day. But instead of grabbing some popcorn and watching at your local theater, you’ll have to go online to see it. Sony released it online, through Google Play, YouTube Movies, Microsoft’s Xbox Video and a site www.seetheinterview.com, for $5.99 rental on all platforms, $14.99 for purchase in HD.