The ABC has launched an investigation after several unauthorised posts were made on one of its social media accounts, including images of an adult performer.
Screenshots seen by 9news.com.au showed multiple posts on the ABC News Facebook page this afternoon, one of which was an image of a notorious adult content creator.
The images were seen at around 1.15pm, and were deleted from the public broadcaster's Facebook account within minutes.
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An ABC spokesperson said the breach came after a staff account was compromised.
"[This] resulted in unauthorised access to the ABC News Facebook page, where several images were briefly posted," the spokesperson said.
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"Access was quickly secured, the content removed, and an investigation is underway to review and strengthen our security controls."
9news.com.au is not suggesting any wrongdoing on behalf of anyone at the ABC.
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