A 17-year-old boy has denied using his phone to hack two companies.
The teenager, from Oxfordshire, is accused of using the device to gain information and codes from the businesses without permission in order to hold them to ransom, prosecutor Valerie Benjamin said.
He appeared in custody at Highbury Corner Youth Court on Monday afternoon over one breach of bail charge and two charges of misuse of a computer.
The teen had pleaded not guilty to the charges on Saturday, and it was decided his next hearing should take place at a crown court.
He already faces court proceedings over “very similar” matters, the court heard.
The boy will next appear at Southwark Crown Court on October 24.
