Alan Woodward is a visiting professor at the University of Surrey's department of computing.

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The knock-on effect is hurting internet services globally, said Prof Alan Woodward, a cybersecurity expert at the University of Surrey.

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"I think it is highly likely to be biased, " said Prof Alan Woodward, a cybersecurity expert at the University of Surrey.

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"This is not a revolution, but it is a significant evolution, " commented Prof Alan Woodward, visiting professor at the University of Surrey's computing department.

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Another expert in online security, Professor Alan Woodward from the University of Surrey, warned users to be wary of messages sent them by the hackers via Twitter itself.

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The ultimate ambition, according to Professor Alan Woodward of the University of Surrey, is to produce a type of universal memory "that you can take from one computing device to another".

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"For all the big words people are still able to have anonymous accounts on Pastebin so they are effectively untraceable, " said Prof Alan Woodward, a visiting professor at the University of Surrey's computing department.

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