Hackers threaten phone in your pocket, experts warn

BEWARE: Security analysts said phone makers and users must be on guard to stop hackers getting into your pocket.

BARCELONA: The boom in smartphones among often careless users has made happy hunting for hackers, whose virus attacks and hijacking of unprotected mobiles are multiplying, experts warn. 

Security analysts and companies at Mobile World Congress, a top wireless telecom fair in Barcelona, Spain, said phone makers and users must be on guard to stop hackers getting into your pocket.