A man has been arrested after police said he stole thousands from an ATM in the Denver metro area in a "jackpotting" scheme.

Cañon City police said Joel Alejandro Morantes-Leal is facing charges for cybercrime and third-degree burglary after a bank ATM was compromised in May.

" Jackpotting ," or "logical attacks," is a type of cyber or physical attack that compromises an ATM and forces it to dispense large amounts of cash. These schemes can either use malware, black box attacks or an attacker placing a device between the ATM and the host service provider.

Joel Alejandro Morantes-Leal Cañon City Police Department

Authorities said Morantes-Leal stole $68,000 from the ATM in Cañon City. The Cañon City Police Department said they were working with regional and federal law enforcement

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