Data breach affects 780K Dutch railway passengers

The Dutch national railway, NS, has revealed a data breach may have affected more than 780,000 passengers, NL Times reports. NS partners with market research firm Blauw, which recently discovered an "external party" gained access to its data through a third-party software provider. NS riders who participated in a satisfaction survey may have had personally identifiable information compromised, and the matter has been referred to the Netherlands’ data protection authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.