After a hacker took over a woman's Amazon account, her reset password codes were being sent — but her phone had quietly filtered them into a text-message spam folder.

Android 17 adds tougher lock-screen protections that limit failed PIN and password attempts, extend lockout timers, detect ...

Android 17 cuts lifetime PIN guesses from 1,800 to just 19 and locks the phone after 20 failed attempts — making brute-force ...