The name of a retired employee of HVG can also be found on nyitottaktak.hu

Bedő Iván, a journalist for HVG, was recruited by Hungary's Ministry of Interior's counterintelligence in the 1980s under the codename Karpov. He was assigned to the Hungarian Radio's Berlin correspondent position in 1987, where he was approached by the agency. Many journalists in similar roles were aware of potential recruitment by state security. Bedő met with his recruiter and later with another officer for ongoing contact. Despite being listed as an active network connection, Bedő claims he did not engage in agent activities and did not receive requests from the agency. He sought access to his documents but found limited information beyond the magnetic tape records.