The data of the Puyallup residents was compromised after their billing vendor, Automatic Funds Transfer Services, Inc (AFTS) was targeted in a cyber-attack.
The attackers got access to the information like resident's name, addresses, utility bill account number, and other personal information.
Source: https://patch.com/washington/puyallup/puyallup-confirms-data-security-incident-utility-billing
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/afts
"id": "aft18372322",
"linkid": "afts",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "02/2021",
"severity": "80",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Puyallup Residents',
'industry': 'Financial Services',
'name': 'Automatic Funds Transfer Services, Inc (AFTS)',
'type': 'Billing Vendor'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'type_of_data_compromised': ["resident's name",
'addresses',
'utility bill account number',
'other personal information']},
'description': 'The data of the Puyallup residents was compromised after '
'their billing vendor, Automatic Funds Transfer Services, Inc '
'(AFTS) was targeted in a cyber-attack. The attackers got '
"access to the information like resident's name, addresses, "
'utility bill account number, and other personal information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ["resident's name",
'addresses',
'utility bill account number',
'other personal information']},
'title': 'Data Breach Affecting Puyallup Residents',
'type': 'Data Breach'}