Arion Kurtaj, the teenage hacker linked to the 2022 breach of Rockstar Games that leaked early Grand Theft Auto 6 footage and source code, is reportedly awaiting a retrial after being released from the secure hospital where he had been held. The leak was one of the most damaging breaches in gaming history, reportedly costing Rockstar around $5 million (roughly £4 million) and forcing the studio to confirm details of the unfinished game far earlier than planned. The case matters because it raises fresh questions about how the justice system handles defendants deemed unfit for a standard trial, particularly when they are later assessed as fit, or well enough, to face proceedings again.

Kurtaj, a member of the Lapsus$ hacking collective, was found in 2023 to have carried out the Rockstar hack and a related breach of Uber, but a "trial of the facts" was used rather than a conventional criminal trial because he was ruled unfit to stand trial due to autism. He was subsequently given an indefinite hospital order rather than a standard prison sentence. According to the report, Kurtaj has now been released from that secure hospital setting, with a retrial reportedly pending, though further details on timing and the exact legal basis for the new proceedings have not been confirmed.