The U.S. Attorney's Office says a Milwaukee court appearance for a British cybersecurity researcher accused of creating and distributing malware has been rescheduled.
Office spokeswoman Elizabeth Makowski says Marcus Hutchins is now scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 15 in federal court in Milwaukee. The arraignment was initially set for Tuesday.
Hutchins was arrested last week in Las Vegas. The charges against Hutchins claim that years before he was praised for helping to stop a worldwide ransomware attack last May he created and distributed a malware program to pilfer banking passwords from unsuspecting computer users.
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Hutchins faces six counts, including conspiracy to commit computer fraud in 2014 and 2015.