https://techmonitor.ai/technology/ai-and-automation/hack-e-gates-failure

The UK’s e-gates border control system likely failed because of a software malfunction and not a cyberattack, the Home Office has said. The statement follows a system outage last night that forced border officials to process incomers manually, leaving thousands of travellers queuing for hours. 

The problem has now been resolved, with both London Stansted Airport and Heathrow Airport stating that their e-gate systems would be working normally this morning. “At no point was border security compromised and there is no indication of malicious cyber activity,” said the Home Office, in a statement provided to Reuters.