Thieves in Northern Virginia robbed a bank ATM of about $175,000 through a high-tech scheme known as “jackpotting,” authorities say. They’re believed to have gotten the ATM to spew cash like they hit the jackpot on a slot machine.

Three suspects in Fairfax County’s first jackpotting case were caught on camera.

The thieves collected the cash for about 30 minutes without ever inserting a card, county police said. Instead, one of the suspects held a phone toward the ATM. Hours earlier, someone opened it with a key.

Capt. Jesse Katzman explained how jackpotting works.

"Hackers are able to install a malware or, like, a virtual black box into some of these ATMs and then – using a USB drive or other electronic devices – they're able to return at a later date and basically what they call 'jack

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