evidence: In November 2018, many Facebook and Twitter users encountered a message claiming that pressing the CANCEL button twice before swiping their cards at ATM machines would prevent their PINs from being stolen: [...] When we reached out to the American Bankers Association to verify whether they had heard of this advice, or if they themselves had ever recommended ATM customers to press "cancel twice" in order to prevent their PINs from being stolen, they told us that "this was not something that we have heard of" and offered some additional ATM safety recommendations: [...] Hitting the "cancel" button twice before using an ATM may not have any downside, but users shouldn't expect this procedure to do much of anything to keep their information safe from thieves and scammers.