Hungary to get new AI authority; AI fraud victims must turn to different agencies

Aug 23, 2026 · Issue 3 · 2 sources, 2 articles

Hungarian media reports say a new AI authority is coming under the AI Act and that responsibilities are split: card or financial fraud goes to the police, while biometric cases fall to another authority. A separate article says it matters which authority a victim of AI-enabled fraud turns to.

Who is affected and how

citizen

AI-enabled fraud must be reported to the police as a crime, while another authority is competent for biometric cases.

lawyer

Clients must be directed to the appropriate authority depending on the type of AI fraud.

compliance specialist

The split of domestic supervisory powers must be built into the compliance plan.

Sources

• AI Act, or the AI law, on Blikk's show: a new AI authority is coming - Blikkblikk.hu · Aug 23, 2026 · magyar
• It matters where we turn when we are scammed with artificial intelligencesonline.hu · Aug 23, 2026 · magyar

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