evidence: Will pressing the "cancel" button two times before inserting your credit or debit card at an ATM prevent the theft of your PIN code? No, it is a myth that has spread through posts on Facebook since November 2018. It is typically titled "Message from a Banker" and illustrated with a photo of an automated teller machine. "A very useful tip while withdrawing funds from an ATM," the false post reads. "Press 'cancel' button twice before inserting the card. If anyone has set-up the keypad to steal yr PIN code this will cancel that set up." [...] The popularity of the posted advice -- which is robustly shared on social platforms -- is based on real security threats. The American Bankers Association warns about ATM "shimming" and "skimming," which involves the surrepticious insertion of microchips or scanners that record card and PIN information. Pressing cancel any number of times would not counter those tactics.