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https://github.com/steven228312

https://github.com/steven228312 is a GitHub account that 2 published sources report in connection with IT Worker Fraud activity, which public reporting attributes to North Korea (DPRK). It is cited here from Cookie Connoisseur (@browsercookies) and Kawaii-Jong-UwUn (GitHub research). The earliest of those reports is dated 2025-07-30 and the most recent 2026-10-18.

The reporting files it under the persona Steven Leal, alongside 21 other identifiers attributed to the same identity. The persona page shows them together with any accounts, photographs and CV recorded under that name. A persona name is the one an account presented under, and may belong to an uninvolved person whose identity was taken.

github profile IT Worker Fraud MATCHED IN SOURCE removed checked 2026-09-02

Listed as steven228312

First seen 2025-07-30 · last seen 2026-10-18

Sources

  • The post lists alenschmitt415@gmail.com and mitsurukudo213@gmail.com under a heading of 'Unattrib', meaning the researcher did not tie them to this persona. They are recorded on the unattributed entry rather than here.
    x.com/browsercookies/status/1950686957748834390 — Cookie Connoisseur (@browsercookies) · under “Steven Leal / Piao / steven228312 / Lucky Penny / LovelyBTC / BTC415” · published 2025-07-30 · pulled 2026-08-30

  • Nearby text:

    …Telegram: https://t.me/marksantiago02 * Email: marksantiago0929@gmail.com ----------------- ### Steven Leal / Mitsuru Kudo * GitHub 1: https://github.com/steven228312 * GitHub 2: https://github.com/luckypenny1632333 GitHub 3: https://github.com/stevendev0822 * Portfolio 1:…
    Post-Minions assessment — Kawaii-Jong-UwUn (GitHub research) · under “Steven Leal / Mitsuru Kudo” · published 2025-07-26 · pulled 2026-09-29

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Same persona record: Steven Leal

Other identifiers the reporting files under the same persona; 8 of 21 are shown.

All 21 on the Steven Leal page

Cited by the same report: x.com/browsercookies/status/1950686957748834390

Cookie Connoisseur (@browsercookies) lists 11 other indicators in this source. 3 are shown, chosen across types.

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Cited by the same report: Post-Minions assessment

Kawaii-Jong-UwUn (GitHub research) lists 41 other indicators in this source. 1 are shown, chosen across types.

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Disclaimer An entry here is not proof of DPRK affiliation or wrongdoing. A listed name, account or address may belong to an uninvolved person, so each entry is a lead to verify independently. What inclusion means. See the sourcing methodology.