Anonymous claim attack on North Korean media

Anonymous hackers appeared to have posted this picture to the Flickr page of of Uriminzokkiri, which distributes news and propaganda from the North's state media. Source: Supplied

ACTIVIST hackers appear to have infiltrated North Korea's official news website and its accompanying Twitter and Flickr feeds, posting unflattering images of leader Kim Jong-Un.

The China-based website of Uriminzokkiri, which distributes news and propaganda from the North's state media, was inaccessible and its companion feeds attacked and defaced.

On Twitter, the Uriminzokkiri account's profile photo was changed to one of a couple dancing the Tango, and a series of tweets read "Hacked" and "Tango Down".

The male dancer was wearing a Guy Fawkes mask -- a trademark of the "Anonymous" hacktivist group.

The website's Flickr page showed a number of images, including one which simply read "We Are Anonymous" and a mock-up "Wanted" poster featuring Kim with a pig's nose and ears and a Mickey Mouse tattoo on his chest. The poster claimed the UN had offered a $1 million reward for Kim's capture due to his "threatening world peace" and wasting money while people starve to death".

Uriminzokkiri is best known for posting propaganda videos excoriating the United States and including images like the White House framed in the crosshairs of a sniper's rifle sight.

The attack came amid soaring military tensions on the Korean peninsula with Pyongyang, Seoul and Washington engaged in a bout of high-stakes brinkmanship.

On Twitter, the Uriminzokkiri account's profile photo was changed to one of a couple dancing the Tango, and a series of tweets read "Hacked" and "Tango Down".

It also followed a major cyber attack that crashed the computer networks at South Korean TV broadcasters and banks last month and was widely blamed on North Korean hackers.

More detail of the Anonymous "Wanted" poster.

North Korea appears to have moved a medium range missile capable of hitting targets in Sth Korea and Japan.

On Twitter, the Uriminzokkiri account's profile photo was changed to one of a couple dancing the Tango, and a series of tweets read "Hacked" and "Tango Down".

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Qld native title claim decision on Tuesday

AN Aboriginal clan expects to be granted native title over land in far north Queensland, allowing them to hunt, fish and camp in the area.

A Cairns Supreme Court judge will rule on Tuesday whether a clan of the Yidinji people, based in the Atherton Tablelands near Cairns, will be handed the title.

Spokesman Shaun Joseph says the clan expects the judge to rule in their favour.

"(Having native title) means a lot. It gives us the opportunity to get back out there and get reconnected," he told AAP.

"What it means is that we're recognised as the first traditional owners by the government.

"It doesn't actually give us outright ownership of the area, but what it does mean is that we can practise hunting and gathering and go camping."

Mr Joseph says there will also be economic benefits for the clan as they may be awarded contracts to manage weeds in the area.

The clan was granted native title over about 150 square kilometres around Tinaroo Falls, near Atherton, last December, settling a claim lodged in 1999.

The claim that will be determined on Tuesday was lodged in 2004 and relates to a much larger area of land, also near Atherton.

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