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    Facebook spam virus bombarding users with graphic images of violence, hardcore porn

    Facebook users, beware: There is a nasty virus quickly spreading across the social network that floods accounts with gruesome images of beastiality, hardcore pornography, self-mutilation and a variety of other very-NSFW pictures, reports Emil Protalinski at ZDnet. Facebook has confirmed the presence of the virus, and says it is currently investigating the matter.

    “Facebook is aware of these reports and we are investigating the issue,” said a Facebook spokesperson in a statement.

    According to The Christian Post, which first reported the virus, the nasty cyber attack maybe be the work of Anonymous, whose members have previously vowed to launch an attack on the social network as retribution for “selling information to government agencies and giving clandestine access to information security firms so that they can spy on people from all around the world.” The involvement of Anonymous is so far unconfirmed.

    While we have not yet been exposed to the spam virus ourselves, others say the problem is rampant. Actress Courtney Zito tells The Christian Post, “I have 5000 friends. My feed is littered with porn. I can’t even check my news feed with anyone around because of it.”

    Other users have taken to Twitter to report their exposure to the virus, which appears to spam users’ friends with the violent and pornographic images after they click on a malicious link.

    “What is all the crap on Facebook now?” writes Twitter users @_Ms_Ash. “I can’t even go on there without seeing porn or gory violence. Its disgusting.”

    “Yep looks to me like facebook has been hacked on some level,” writes Twitter user @SMASHGORDON_FTW. “[M]Y entire news feed is filled with violence and porn.”

    This story is still developing, and we are looking into it further. If you’ve been hit with the virus, please contact your reporter at @andrewcouts on Twitter.

    This article was originally posted on Digital Trends

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    • coolhand  •  6 mths ago
      twas only a matter of time.... this is just the start of the epic exodus from "The Facebook".
    • Isis  •  6 mths ago
      No problems on my facebook page but I ignore everything they put on the page to try to direct me, just like I ignore Amazon when they do it.
      • Hans Delbruck 6 mths ago
        I haven't been on my page for 9 months or so, no problem!
      • A Yahoo! User 6 mths ago
        and i have taught my 17yo proper facebook USE and internet etiquette. She is WELL aware to avoid suspicious links, nothing in life is free and to research anything that sounds too good to be true. Taught all my kids. HEAVILY monitored their internet use. No pc's in bedrooms in this house. and i demanded their passwords when they were minors. internet responsibility.
    • jason  •  Petaluma, United States  •  6 mths ago
      don't have 5,000 friends
    • negativism  •  Washington, United States  •  6 mths ago
      When is ''Quit faceBook Day!''?
      • ylaijah 6 mths ago
        when its the end of the world or wen others scream and it was loud the whole world can hear it am i right?! :P LOL
    • Truth not Insult  •  6 mths ago
      phuck phacebook.
    • rinkushi08  •  Makati City, Philippines  •  6 mths ago
      yeah, even me, I can't check my newsfeed now because of some pornogrpahic images.. so disguting,,
    • NunYa B. Ness  •  6 mths ago
      I thought Facebook was the virus that popped up when I was looking for pics...
    • Jeff Morris  •  6 mths ago
      What the hell is a facebook?
      • WC 6 mths ago
        It is an online community where people pretend to be more interesting than they actually are.
      • Neo 6 mths ago
        what the hell is a jeff morris, is he Phillip Morris's loser of a relative?
      • Hans Delbruck 6 mths ago
        A book, with people's faces in it? LOL
    • Sam  •  6 mths ago
      Moral of the story: Don't click on stupid #$%$ on Facebook. I thought we all learned that years ago.
      • Brenda1 6 mths ago
        Don't have a huge "friends list" of people you barely know and don't open up your page to "friends of friends"....a little common sense would go a long way.
      • Hans Delbruck 6 mths ago
        Better yet, delete your Facebook account.
      • ylaijah 6 mths ago
        YEAH RIGHT! ha! *evil laugh i wish i could delete my fb but its kinda addictive and i might deactivate it always when i dont use it
    • michael  •  6 mths ago
      Hackers are a waste of space and should be hunted down and beat the crap out of them
    • TommyG  •  Houston, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Yeah ... and this is news? Why?
    • M.G  •  6 mths ago
      I get my violence and porn elsewhere, thanks.
    • AngryoungRedhead  •  Beverly Hills, United States  •  6 mths ago
      "Actress Courtney Zito tells The Christian Post, “I have 5000 friends..."
      Oh yeah? Name them. How many of them will bail you out of jail?
      Some friends.
    • ElF  •  6 mths ago
      And finally Facebook is entertaining...
    • Furry Varmit  •  Cheyenne, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Facebook is spam & porn for dummies and if that offends you....kinda makes you a d.......
    • Bob Bowman  •  New York, United States  •  6 mths ago
      bestiality and hardcore pornography are a distinct improvement over the normal facebook games
    • R.T. Arcand  •  Minneapolis, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Who cares? Only fools use Facebook, what did you expect? Privacy? LMAO
    • weRscrewed  •  6 mths ago
      Facebook and Twitter are THE VIRUS!!! Suckers who use them become property of developers and are sold just like the old phone list!
    • death2all  •  Normal, United States  •  6 mths ago
      oh that says it all the "Christian post" says, I happen to like violence and nudity.. just not at the same time.. I'm not that twisted....
    • Betty  •  6 mths ago
      What can you expect from a 20 something year old 'CEO'? Is this even shocking?
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