Hunter Moore, known for his creation of a popular revenge porn website, has been
arrested in California by the FBI. Moore was indicted along with Charles Evens on
suspicion of email hacking to steal nude photos of alleged victims. Moore was
arrested in Sacramento and Evens in Los Angeles.
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The website IsAnyoneUp.com was created by Moore and quickly became
the premiere host for naked pictures submitted by ex-lovers. These vengeful
exes posted nude photos of ex-girlfriends, boyfriends, wives, husbands, and
other lovers. Moore then tagged the photos with the person’s full name,
profession, and hometown, as well as a link to their Facebook profile. This
ensured that the photos showed up when a Google search for the person’s name
was performed.
Federal prosecutors say that Moore’s website posted the nude
pictures for purposes of revenge. The men are charged with conspiracy, seven
counts of unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information,
and seven counts of aggravated identity theft. The indictment states Moore
offered Evens $200 to hack into computers for photos.
It’s blatantly apparent that Moore does not care much for
his public image. Before the arrest, Moore had expressed interest in turning
his personal webpage into a new hub for revenge porn, even posting with the
photos the victims addresses so viewers could stalk them. The media even
refereed to Moore as “the most hated man on the Internet.”
In most states, it is difficult to get revenge porn photos
removed from the Internet, or even pressing charges against those responsible.
Website owners are protected under Section 230 of the 1996 Communications
Decency Act. The law states that website publishers are not held responsible
over third-party content on their website.
In an interview with Rolling Stone in 2012, Moore stated that he was sure some of the pictures on his
site were hacked. He maintained that he never hacked anyone himself and wasn’t
aware how to do so. On the topic of selling the site later in 2012, Moore said,
“ruining people’s lives with naked pictures wasn’t, you know, the ideal job.”
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