Irish Times posted an article on January 6, 2021, where Digicel rejected claims its network was used for Chinese espionage. Below are some key highlights:
- Digicel has rejected claims from the outgoing US ambassador to Jamaica that Chinese spies have used its network to eavesdrop on his calls, as well as listening in to calls involving Jamaican citizens
- The pan-Caribbean telecoms group, owned by Irish entrepreneur Denis O’Brien, said claims made by Donald Tapia in an interview with local media were “without foundation”
- The company confirmed that executives had heard the allegations from Mr Tapia, but did not engage with the ambassador on the topic
- Mr Tapia’s comments come as a recent report issued by Gary Miller, a respected Washington state-based security analyst, indicates that China has spied on US citizens via Caribbean mobile networks
- If you read through my mobile threat intelligence reports, you will find that statistically speaking Digicel Jamaica has been identified as a source of high levels espionage attempts to US phones from 2018 to 2020,” he said
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