Cybersecurity

James Franco gets ahead of Sony hack on ‘Saturday Night Live’

James Franco wanted to get ahead of the Sony hack during his “Saturday Night Live” monologue this weekend.

Sony’s cyberattackers have released troves of information on company employees since they took down the company’s system in late November.

{mosads}But Franco, who is working with Sony on the upcoming comedy “The Interview,” wanted to reveal a few things himself before the hackers got a chance.

“I thought it’d be better if you hear it from me,” Franco said, smiling.

In “The Interview,” Franco plays a TV host asked by the CIA to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, after the he agrees to an interview.

Some have speculated the cyberattack is North Korean retaliation for the film.

After Franco unloads a few embarrassing facts — his email is “CuterThanDaveFranco@aol.com,” and his password is “LittleJameseyCutiePie” — his “Interview” co-star Seth Rogen comes out to tell him, “It’s much much worth than we thought it would be.”

“They released the private photos from our phones,” Rogen said.

Check them out below.

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