It’s been reported that call centers in Philippines as well as those located in Columbia and Mexico are on AT&T‘s watch list due to data breach that affects almost 280,000 US customers.
The $25M settlement with AT&T Services was to “resolve an investigation into consumer privacy violations at AT&T’s call centers located in the said countries.” This has been by far the largest privacy and data security enforcement action made by FCC or Federal Communications Commission.
Call Center Focus also reports that the fine has already been implemented in other call center companies. Additionally, sources say Teleperformance in Mexico is the company where three suspect employees came from.
Here in the Philippines, however, the local authorities have not yet made any form of investigation since the president “has yet to make a National Privacy Commission that would regulate the data privacy policies under the law.
Because of the issue, other AT&T accounts have already been pulled out from call center firms. Other employees who still have the account are also in fear of losing their jobs once the company’s contract expires.
How’s the status of AT&T accounts in your call center company?
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Easy E says:
Aw SYKES!
dyimmy says:
*Colombia.
That’s sad. Maraming AT&T CCs pa naman dito.
Padre Damaso says:
Pre hindi lahat ng At&T nasa sykes.basa basa din.
pinpoint015 says:
I heard the AT&T accounts at VXI Davao was removed. Sabi ng iba, sa kanila daw galing yung mga nagcommit ng fraud.
meow says:
meanwhile, here, u would likely die if u don’t breathe by their rhythm. they made the air thick with lingering fear of striking u dead with every potentially wrong move u take.
Arf arf says:
Nag pull out na din ang AT&t sa Teleperformance Philippines. This is for the cellphone line of business ng company. 3 TP sites (Pasay Pasig and Davao) ang naapektuhan. Sadly we’re one of those at hanggang April 30 na lang kami. About 2000 employees ang affected.
Lourdes says:
Here’s the link enjoy.
http://www.callcenterfocus.com/2015/04/the-effects-of-at-25m-fine-in-call.html
lalalala says:
Sa Teleperformance Cebu, dami mga fraud jan. Mga ninja moves para maka.sales lang. Naku! May supervisor nga na nasibak kasi yun ang promotor ng kabulastugan.
cub says:
dami kriminal taga teleperformance
john says:
isama na ninyo ang IBEX sa Hanston Pasig Ortigas, AT&T Blue …. Naku pati customers info, nakastore sa file/directory then benta sa mga buyer sa baba. Pweee!!!! IBEX
agweqgqw says:
people in the call center industry commit fraud because of the ridiculous metrics centers and accounts impose!!! and in the philippine call center industry agents has no safety net… dapat tlaga may magnacarta for the BPO industry
Jeff66 says:
Confirmed na VXI Davao. To follow TP and Teletech.
prongs says:
Att in vxi davao was removed kasi inaaccess nila yong emails ng owner just to generate surveys. Kaya cguro sila number 1 dahil doon.
QueenDee says:
We working in the bpo industry, wether outsourced or captive, should be alarmed about this incident. It’s not just at&t. Customers like us who avail services from major industries and establishments trust that the security of their personal information are in good hands. These companies also trust that we filipinos can get the job done at a more efficient and less expensive manner, thus the abundant job opportunities being provided here in thr philippines. Any moment that trust has been breached, it is the discretion of these companies to pull the plug on us and take their business elsewhere. Is this what we really want? Love your job, and your job will love you back. Earn and mantain the trust of our international business partners so that more opportunities would be provided to many more filipinos in the future and make our country the center and choice for outsourcing and offshoring.
TagaUsig says:
Davao VXI ang isa ata sa mga nag fraud. Early this year lang nag ka bulabugan, tanggal daw lahat ng employee sa account nila. To follow daw ang TP,Teletech and SixelevenGlobal services.
paul says:
kasalanan yan ng mga BPO companies masyado silang greedy sa kita from the clients kaya ayan tuloy gumgawa ng paraan ang mga ahente….. para kumita sila ang baba nila mag pasahod tapos kung ano anong metrics ang iniimposed at sales quota…
merge says:
Haha..making..s cvg may at&t din..pero kampante mga agents
BatoBatoBalani says:
Confirmed na daw VXI Davao. To follow TP and Teletech. At&t in vxi Davao has been removed because they accessed their accounts/client emails to generate surveys. Maybe that’s the reason why they became number 1.
Kaluoy sa mga naafected. It just goes to show how the actions of a few rotten apples can spoil everything.
No COMPANY is perfect. BUT he should refrain from insulting and sabotaging the office where he earns HIS bread and butter. Where is your self worth and sense of Integrity?
yeow says:
kasalanan ni PNOY yan!
anonymous says:
Ok lng, para hindi na lumaganap ang Aids dito sa Pinas
ryan says:
bigyan ng milktea.
rape says:
Nagatataka ako bakit may mga taong proud maging Call Center agents. Hanggang dyan na lang ba talaga ang kaya nyo?
Mike says:
@rape: erratum lang, ser. “…the TRAINING the receive is valuable and marketable.” – Pasensya na, bilingual ako e. Ang isa pang benefit sa call center ay an-strecth yung mind mo kasi marami kang natututo. Lumalawak ang perception mo kasi kausap mo mga foreigner maski hindi ka nag-abroad. Marami kang makakausap na intelihente at mabababit na foreigner. Pag na-expose ka sa foreigner, na-eemphasize yung pagka-pilipino mo at unti-unti kang nagiging Pilipino, aksi nakikita mo yung kultura ng ibang bansa at nahahalata mo yung pagkaiba ng kultura mo. Marami akong nakakasama na mas lumalalim ang kanilang pagka-Pilipino bunga ng pagbabad nila sa call center. Pero paano mo maiintindihan o malalaman ang kaaranasan ng taga call center kung kulang na nga ang alam mo tapos negative pa. Like i said, I don’t care what you think but I care about what others might conclude as a result of your narrow-minded and shallow comment about your hardworking co-Filipinos who are chasing their dream. If you don’t like it, go work on your own dream but leave them out of it.
missmallow says:
@rape, don’t you know that because of bpo companies here in the Philippines nag improve ang economic state natin. You’e dumb as shit. Alam mo ba na yang mga call center na yan na hinahamak mo nagbbayad ng malaking business tax and have provided employment to thousands of Filipino. Not just, call center agents and those on the higher position but also mga security guards, janitors, helper, concessionaires, IT’s and etc. Try mo mag training for a call center agent position. Tingnan natin ang galing mo.
Felix says:
@rape: Siguro nag apply ka sa call cneter dati pero hindi ka natanggap no? kasi parang nagsasalita ka na hindi ka nag iisip…isang malaking sign ng kaBOBOhan. bawal kasi sa call center ang mga bobo. para makapasok ka sa industry NAMIN(oo, kasi kami lang, hindi ka kasama, ulol!) you have to be at least with above-average communication, analytical and problem-solving skills not to mention being physically and mentally fit to conquer stress and pressure brought by graveyard and toxic working environment.
kaya mo kaya lahat ng mga nabanggit namin? or baka sa communication skills pa lang, bagsak ka na.
jake says:
Walang work yang si rape…
Dagdag lang sa unemployment rate ng Phil. I also ask myself ‘how on earth other people look down on call center agents?’ dahil siguro akala nila papasok sa work, uupo then magbabasa ng script pag may customer kana. Di nila isipin na pag nakaupo kana at may kausap di lang isip mo gumagana, pati katawan (upper part mostly), pasensya (granny call), willingnes (para sa QA), providing resolution (Tech Support kasi ako), rapport (pag may time) atbp. all in one seating.
Yung mga taong gaya ni rape, never makakapasok sa BPO industry at magti-tiyaga sa kulang nilang sweldo, maging turista sa sariling bansa, wishing na mabili ang latest na cellphone na hindi umuutang. yun lang.
Anonamemo says:
Cnu grabeh ngaun manglait? Di ba kyo? Nagtatanong lang naman si rape ang sasama na ng mga sinabi ninyo. Apektado kayo ng husto kasi nga sa mga sinabi nyo ang tataas, di namin ma reach! Kung magmura kayo ngaun kala mo kung sino kayo! Nagmura ba ung tao sa inyo? Hindi db? Bitter db ang tawag dyan?. Yung mga basura nyong mga callcenter agent n naninigarilyo itapon nyo sa tamang basurahan ha! Hindi porket may janitor kayo may taga linis na kayo! Ngaun sumagot pa ang sasagot dahil ang taas talaga ng ihi ninyo kaya ayan damay damay kayo ngaun. Pati mga matitino dinamay pa ninyo. Tanggalin nyo ung mga yabang nyo na makikita at mababasa sa post at may mga taong maawa sa inyo. Kahit ako, na isang janitor, baka maawa sa inyo.
Ms.Intern says:
Hi guys. Ilang agents ang affected ng alleged AT&T pull out sa centers nyo? And anong LOB po?
Ms.Intern says:
how many agents are affected by the alleged AT&T pull out in your center? What LOB?
CallCenterKaLang says:
Feeling classy ang mga callcenter agents mga magnanakaw pala. Sykes cebu kung maka-asta sa mga bar parang mga “share-holders” ng company nila. I dont judge your profession, i just hate the people that are in to it. Oh well, ganyan tala ang mga undergrad na nakakatanggap nang sahod above the minimum wage.
rape says:
Hello night owls! I’m baaaack!!
Upon reading your replies I cannot truly contain what I feel for you dead end people working in a modern slave setup. Oh well.
Napaghahalataan yung mga call center agents kasi ang bitter nila. O baka ma overbreak kayo kase soper bitter nyo!!
Nga pala, this goes to call center agents lang, yung solb nang sumagot ng telepono 8 oras gabi gabi na sinisigawan ng mga taong halfway around the globe kasi di nyo mapagana internet nila, or may issue sa delivery nung binili nila or nag blue screen yung PC.
I’ve had my fair share of working in a call center and swear to God, hinding hindi na ako babalik. Di nyo mababago sa pagmumura or sa panglalait saken or sa mga degrading words and katotohanan mga peeps, na hanggang dyan na lang kayo.
Ang gusto ko lang ipaabot sa inyong mga nalihis ng landas, busog na busog nga ang mga bulsa nyo sa laki ng sahod, pero masaya ba kayo? kung gusto mo yung ginagawa mo na sasagot ng tawag 8 hours a day na nakaupo ka lang sa isang cubicle then good for you, dyan lang inaabot ng mga taong walang pangarap.
Alisin na natin yung dahilan na kaya ko nandyan kase nakakatulong yung malaking sahod nyo sa mga gastusin, or sa pagpapaaral or nakakapagabot kayo sa bahay ng pang gastos automatic naman na yun ang karamihan sa ating goal ng pinoy eh. Ang tanong, hanggang dyan ka na lang ba?
Ang puso mo, busog ba? Kasi gusto mo yung ginagawa mo? Fulfilling ba? Kung masaya ka na kase malaki ang sweldo mo then sorry to say, sometimes it’s not all about the money.
Ang haba na ng reply ko, pero what I really want to point out is…
there’s more to life than sitting in a square cold cubicle talking to someone halfway around the world.
Go out and do what you love, Wag magpakaalipin sa sariling bayan.
Gumawa ng career na pwede mong ipagmalaki! Kung proud ka na sa pagiging call center ay nako sayang lang ang pinagaralan mo at nastuck ka na lang dyan na di man lang naexperience gawin ang gusto nilang gawin.
O let the butthurt call center peeps react! in 3.. 2.. 1…
Irene says:
Ewan, but I completely agree with rape.
Siguro masakit un mga salita, pero un ang totoo eh.
Sa loob ng limang taon, wala akong self-fulfillment.
Five long years…
But seriously, I’d rather work in a small company that has 3-10 employees and get appreciated,
than be in a multinational firm, work my ass off and gets nothing in return.
Lols says:
Haha. Natatawa ko sa mga bitter sa mga call center agents e. Mas malaki lang kasi talaga yung sahod namin sa inyo. Oo karamihan samin undergrad talaga e pero kamusta naman yung nag graduate ng 4 years? Yung mga licensed etc? Asan na? nagtratrabaho ng 10-12 hrs pero yung sahod e parang ewan. Bitter kayo kasi kayo kahit anong pagod nyo di kayo makakapag ipon. Ako nag ta trabaho lang sa call center. High school grad lang nga e dahil sa sobrang kahirapan, pero dahil sa tenurity at tagal ko sa kumpanya na pinagtatrabahuhan ko above average talaga yung sahod ko. Stressful nga yung environment pero dahil dito nakapagtayo nako ng bahay para sa mga magulang ko.
Di nga ko nakapag kolehiyo pero dahil sa propesyon nato naging IT ako, Accountant, Psychologist, Broker etc.
Ako ang sinasabi nyong mapanghamak na version ng isang call center agent. Siguro nga bad example ako. May magagawa pa ba kayo? Wala na. Hindi daw laging sahod ang dahilan kaya nagtratrabaho? PWE. wag nga tayong maging impokrito pls. Pwede ninyong i downgrade kaming mga BPO employees but at the end?pagdating ng kinsenas? you’ll always be two. YES, TWO STEPS BEHIND. :))
justpassingby says:
There is more in a call center than taking calls. Mostly are multi-contact centers now (inbound, outbound, chat, email, & back-office support). Definitely, those who tried and failed haven’t seen beyond operations. I’ve been in this industry for almost 10 yrs and had been promoted 5 times. Like in any other job, for you to step up, you need to know your career path and develop your skills. You need to strategize and understand the line of work you want to get into.
Do note that the economy has thrived more because of this industry. It helped diversify the work environment and not limit people by age, sex and educational status in joining the workforce. This helped improve the standard of living of a lot of people.
With this industry, somehow, it helped develop the standard of customer service in the Philippines. We now have better ideas on how people should be served and assisted.
The pay is higher because the risk is bigger. People mostly work at night risking safety and health. Indulging yourselves with your hard earned money is none of your business. These people worked hard, probably same as anyone else, and they can spend it however they want to.
This is typical Pinoy attitude – crab mentality. We can’t just be happy for one another. We really need to throw mud at each other just to feel who is superior.
In the Philippines, it is not that easy to say do what you want to do because reality bites, sometimes you need to do things because it is practical and economical.
Think about it. If this industry moves out in this country, I am really not sure if you will still be enjoying what you have now and how the government will solution mass unemployment.
CallCenterPo says:
Opo undergrad kami, di naman kasi kami kagaya nio pinalad makatapos. At kung bitter kayo wala naman kami magagawa e.
Ano po ba gusto nio gawin ko? 1st yr college lng po natapos ko e, nakapagservice crew na din ako, tuwing kinsenas noon mga few yrs back 4.5k lang naiuuwi ko kinsenas sa 6 na araw na pasok kada isang linggo.
Ngayon 3x na ng sinasahod ko nuon ang natatanggap ko kinsenas sa limang araw na pasok. Ano po ang dapat ko i-hate sa trabaho ko? May 13th at 14th month bonus pa? anjan pa ang mga company activities, HMO(covered ang parents ko), insurance
Ang pinupunto ko lang, kung indi nag work ang call-center para sayo at nakahanap ka ng ibang career e di good for you.
Reality bites sa mga pumasok sa industriyang ito, para sa amin lalo na mga undergrad eto na ang pinakamagandang choice, oo anjan ang stress na ibinibigay pero if you find the right company un stress mo will be well compensated.
Just to share, kahit papano ngayon nakakapagbigay na ako ng pera sa magulang ko, dati CLASS A lang ngayon original na, dati emperador/matador lang ngayon nakakapag black label na. Dagdagan pa nang yearly summer vacation.
I know mallit na bagay to para sa ‘karamihan’ jan, but then again di naman ako ipokrito dahil para sakin milestone na ng buhay ko yan.
enrique says:
Guys mahirap ba talaga yung AT&T account? Kasi sabi ng mga ka workmates ko duguan daw paanung duguan?
viva ahente says:
Ako po ay call center agent for 3 years at 3rd year college na din po ako . . .wala na po yung mga parents ko and so i need to work just to support my studies . Its really hard to both work at night and study during daytime. . The call center where im still currently working at gave me chance even if i was a high school graduate when i applied for a post. . The company even reimburse me for my tuition fees and adjust to my schedule. . Yes i have plans in the future want to be a teacher soon. . Its indeed a dead end job but do we have choice? If i apply in a company that can provide minimum wage will it still give me chance to study and fulfill my dreams of becoming a teacher? Well NO . .in this world where we are living happiness cant be felt if you dont have money and you cant enjoy your job if you are under pay. well if you are thinking that people here are not happy well then okay but you dont know why we are here . Some of us are single parent feeding their children, a student like me, dreaming, or those people who really need to work and no one accepted him/her. . . Here in call center we are trained to be competitive . . . . . Just think of this if call centers were not introduced in Ph do you think you still have your job when there are more competitive applicants that they can hire?