Court documents suggest Nikulin's defense strategy has been dealt a blow.

Stanislov Lisov created the NeverQuest banking malware that was used against hundreds of financial institutions

Yevgeniy Nikulin is scheduled to visit a psychiatric facility, where a doctor will determine whether he is fit to stand trial.

An accused Russian cybercriminal based on an Interpol warrant that originated with prosecutors from the Eastern District of New York, a source familiar with the matter told CyberScoop.

Three Ukrainians accused of hacking vast quantities of financial data from U.S. businesses have been indicted, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

Nikulin is refusing to speak substantively about his own criminal defense, detainment or mental health, according to a lawyer on his defense team.