--- description: The "Most Hated Man on the Internet" admits to accessing computers without permission for his massive nude photos revenge porn website. title: Revenge Porn Mastermind Pleads Guilty to Hacking and ID Theft image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2988e04a3a96509c/6987788855a8591eaea851d3/computer-hack-typing-keyboard.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Revenge Porn Mastermind Pleads Guilty to Hacking and ID Theft by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 19, 2015 3:55 PM CUT  Elizabeth Renstrom for TIME by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 19, 2015 3:55 PM CUT The founder and operator of a notorious revenge porn site has pleaded guilty to charges including unauthorized access to a computer and identity theft. Hunter Moore, 28, has been [called](http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-most-hated-man-on-the-internet-20121113 "undefined") “the most hated man on the Internet” for his role in the website IsAnybodyUp.com, which posted nude and sexually explicit photos of people without their permission. The site brought in a purported $10,000 in ad revenue per month, [Ars Technica](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/02/revenge-porn-site-operator-hunter-moore-pleads-guilty-to-hacking-id-theft/ "undefined") reports. Many of the photos came from spurned ex-lovers who submitted nude images of their former partners. An ex’s full name, profession, social media profile and city of residence were posted, ensuring the pictures would appear on Google and allowing family members and co-workers to access lewd pictures. Moore also pleaded guilty to paying for stolen nude photos from victims. Each of the three charges against Moore carries a maximum penalty of two to five years in jail. Moore will likely be sentenced within the next several months. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3714892/hunter-moore-revenge-porn/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3714892/hunter-moore-revenge-porn/"},"headline":"Revenge Porn Mastermind Pleads Guilty to Hacking and ID Theft","datePublished":"2015-02-19T15:55:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:04:27.850Z","description":"The \"Most Hated Man on the Internet\" ran a huge website featuring nude photos of ex lovers","url":"https://time.com/3714892/hunter-moore-revenge-porn/","keywords":["Tech","privacy"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2988e04a3a96509c/6987788855a8591eaea851d3/computer-hack-typing-keyboard.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2988e04a3a96509c/6987788855a8591eaea851d3/computer-hack-typing-keyboard.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TIME.com stock photos Computer Keyboard Typing Hack","caption":"TIME.com stock photos Computer Keyboard Typing Hack","creditText":"Elizabeth Renstrom for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3714892/hunter-moore-revenge-porn/","name":"Revenge Porn Mastermind Pleads Guilty to Hacking and ID Theft"}}]}] ```