Revenge P*rn Kingpin's Nightmare: How a Marine Infiltrated Hell and Burned It Down | Ep. 257 | Pt. 1

Mike Drop

Mike Ritland

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Documentary, Politics, News

4.9 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another unfiltered, no-holds-barred episode of the Mike Drop Podcast—where relevancy is irrelevant, and we dive headfirst into the raw stories of warriors, survivors, and straight-up legends. In the shadowy underbelly of the early internet, one man turned the tables on a digital predator like no one else could. Dr. James McGibney, a former U.S. Marine and founder of ⁠Bullyville.com⁠, orchestrated the downfall of Hunter Moore—the infamous "revenge porn king" behind ⁠IsAnyoneUp.com⁠, the site's explosive takedown chronicled in Netflix's gripping documentary The Most Hated Man on the Internet. What started as a personal vow to infiltrate Moore's world, befriend him, and dismantle his empire from the inside became a masterclass in digital vigilantism, proving that sometimes, to beat a bully, you have to out-bully them. But McGibney's story isn't just about cyber sleuthing; it's forged in the fires of unimaginable hardship. Born in the South Bronx, he endured a childhood ripped apart by domestic violence, foster care horrors—including abuse that left scars deeper than code—and a burning quest for retribution that shaped his unyielding drive. From ripping out his own braces in a defiant act of rebellion to channeling that rage into protecting the vulnerable, McGibney's path reveals how personal demons fuel world-changing justice. Buckle up for this mike drop episode, where McGibney drops raw truths on everything from his Marine days and cyber security expertise to the meticulous, "psychotic" beauty of intelligent revenge. It's a riveting blend of heartbreak, heroism, and hard-won wisdom that reminds us: in a world of anonymous cowards, one voice—amplified by grit—can shatter empires. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hunter Moore is the founder of His Anyone Up.com, which was the largest revenge porn website
0:07.0	ever. As I'm looking at these different photos, I was like, I'm going to fucking destroy
0:14.2	this guy's life, but I just don't want to go at him like everyone else is. If law enforcement
0:19.7	can't get him down, what am I going to do? How am I going to do it? Maybe I'm going to be his friend. I'm going to learn every fucking aspect of his life. I'm going to learn every server he has. I'm going to learn every bit and bite of data that's coming in and out of those servers any way I can. Sometimes you have to be a bully to beat a bully. Yeah. What was it like being approached by anonymous?
0:39.3	Here's what happened.
0:41.3	So...
0:42.3	I have four dogs.
0:50.3	And they've eaten all types of different food and we recently found
0:56.0	team dog like believe this spring so we've been on it for a year
1:00.7	Seeger was on it first and Tiller was on it and then we put the Golden's on it
1:06.1	and I mean all the dogs eat less food the dogs coats are way better everything about team dog is i mean
1:14.0	i'm very impressed my dog trainer justin allen he uses it on all like 60 dogs that are there for
1:21.1	training um he's tried every single food in the game too, and they just stay super healthy on this team dog.
1:34.0	Ladies and gentlemen, as always, it's both an honor and a pleasure to welcome my next guest to the podcast.
1:39.3	He's a former U.S. Marine Third Survecon, Intel Group, and the Marine Security Battalion.
1:46.6	He's responsible for the takedown of Revenge Porn King Hunter Moore, with a Netflix
1:52.2	documentary, The Most Hated Man on the Internet, which we're going to dive head first into.
1:57.3	It's the founder of Bullyville.com.
1:59.2	He's been featured on Forbes, Vice News, Rolling Stone, Wired, Netflix, Dr. Phil, etc.
2:04.9	Ladies and gentlemen, the guy you don't want to be on the wrong side of James McGibney.
2:09.4	Thank you for having me on.
2:11.1	Thanks for coming, man.
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