Atento Reports
On October 22, 2021, Atento S.A. (NYSE: ATTO) reported a cyber-security attack on its IT systems in Brazil detected on October 17. The company immediately activated cybersecurity protocols, isolating affected systems to protect customer data. Though service interruptions occurred, Atento resumed limited operations within 24 hours. Ongoing investigations are assessing the full impact of the incident. Atento is a leading CRM BPO provider in Latin America, employing around 139,800 people across 14 countries, serving over 400 clients.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- At Atento S.A. (NYSE: ATTO, "Atento" or the "Company"), the leading company in CX solutions and business process outsourcing (CRM / BPO) in Latin America and one of the five largest providers worldwide, we detected a cyber-security attack on our IT systems in Brazil on Sunday October 17 2021.
We immediately deployed all available cybersecurity protocols to assess and contain the threat.
Our top priority has always been to ensure the protection and integrity of our customers' data and systems. In order to prevent any possible risk to our clients, we proactively isolated the impacted systems inside of Atento and also suspended the connections from our systems to those of our customers in Brazil. This is what caused the interruption of the service.
Our investigations are still ongoing and we are working closely with our advisors and the relevant authorities to assess the business impact of the incident and to take the appropriate measures.
We quickly contained the threat, and in first 24 hours we could start providing limited service to some customers.
At this time, we have already resumed data center operations and will continue recovering services of the remaining affected sites progressively.
We would like to thank all our customers who are and have been fully supportive during this incident.
About Atento
Atento is the largest provider of customer relationship management and business process outsourcing ("CRM BPO") services in Latin America, and among the top five providers globally. Atento is also a leading provider of nearshoring CRM BPO services to companies that carry out their activities in the United States. Since 1999, the company has developed its business model in 14 countries where it employs approximately 139,800 people. Atento has over 400 clients to whom it offers a wide range of CRM BPO services through multiple channels. Atento's clients are mostly leading multinational corporations in sectors such as telecommunications, banking and financial services, health, retail and public administrations, among others. Atento's shares trade under the symbol ATTO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). In 2019, Atento was named one of the World's 25 Best Multinational Workplaces and one of the Best Multinationals to Work for in Latin America by Great Place to Work®. Also, in 2021 Everest named Atento as a star performer Gartner named the company as a leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant. For more information visit www.atento.com
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