Facebook are investigating reports that some pornographic and violent images are being posted on users' newsfeeds.
The material is thought to have been spread widely in the last 24 hours via a 'linkspam' virus when users click on a seemingly innocuous story link.
Thousands of users have complained via Twitter of the security breach which is allowing photoshopped porn images and, in some cases, pictures of the violent mutilation of animals and people.
No one has yet claimed responsibilty for the breach, although several people have linked the attack to hacking activist group Anonymous after a video appeared on YouTube threatening to "kill" the social network.
However, experts have questioned whether the video was authentic.
A spokeswoman for Facebook said: "[We are] aware of these reports and we are investigating the issue".
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