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TALKTALK has launched an investigation into a third-party data breach, after a hacker allegedly put nearly 19million customers’ details for sale online.

A statement from a hacker known as “b0nd” claimed they were selling data obtained in a breach in January 2025.

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“As the title says today we will list for sale a large data breach involving TalkTalk,” b0nd’s post on a hacker forum read.

“This breach took place January 2025 and affects 18,839,551 current and previous customers.”

In a statement, TalkTalk said that no billing or financial information was at risk.

“As part of our regular security monitoring, given our ongoing focus on protecting customers’ personal data, we were made aware of unexpected access to, and misuse of, one of our third-party supplier’s systems, however, no billing or financial information was stored on this system,” a TalkTalk spokesperson said.

“Our investigations are ongoing, however we can confirm that the number of potential customers referred to in certain online posts is wholly inaccurate and very significantly overstated.”

Although, the hacker claimed that customers’ names, email, last-used IP address, business phone number and home phone number had been exposed.

TalkTalk is currently working with the third-party, believed to be subscription management platform CSG Ascendon.

Screenshots shared by the hacker suggest the data was possibly stolen from Ascendon, rather than directly from TalkTalk.

TalkTalk has historically used CSG Ascendon’s services.

In a statement, a CSG spokesperson told BleepingComputer: “On Jan. 21, 2025, CSG learned that an external party gained unauthorised access to a single provider’s data residing on a CSG platform.

“We have no evidence that CSG’s technologies and systems were compromised or that CSG was the cause of the unexpected access to the data.

“CSG provided immediate containment and is actively supporting our customer.”

In 2015, TalkTalk suffered a data breach where a 17-year-old hacker accessed the personal details of 160,000 customers.

The incident led to a £400,000 fine by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.

WATCH the dramatic moment when a frightened resident is forced into a van, leaving their family fearing for their safety in the ITV soap.

A Weatherield resident leaves home but is unaware of a man in a van watching her in Monday’s visit to Coronation Street.

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Shona Platt (Julia Goulding) was kidnapped and put in the back of the van.

She banged on doors and shouted for help but no one could hear her.

To make matters worse, her phone was smashed and out of reach as it was left lying in a gutter.

Meanwhile, David Platt (Jack P Shepherd) was shocked to learn Shona hadn’t shown up for work at the café to cover Nina’s (Mollie Gallagher) shift.

He headed to the police station in a panic, telling Kit (Jacob Roberts) how first the dog was run over and now Shona has gone missing.

Overall, David suspects that drug lord Harvey Gaskell (Will Mellor) is the one behind it.

Believing Harvey to more likely come after him, David insisted he’ll find somewhere else to stay.

Upon visiting Nick Tilsey’s (Ben Price) flat, David admitted unless he can come up with the money for Harvey, his whole family is in danger.

This comes after Shona was left shaken as David received the note, which revealed Harvey’s demand for an extra £10k in interest.

A further horrifying realisation was that Harvey’s cronies knew who Lily was.

Corrie viewers know that David made a misstep in stealing dirty money from crime boss Harvey.

When Harvey realised the money was missing, David soon found himself at the baddie’s mercy.

The Platts’ home No.8 is set to face a terrifying house fire.

With his character’s loved ones in immediate peril, actor Jack P Shepherd addressed the latest developments in Weatherfield.

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Emma was then pushed off a viaduct by Moira after she talked ill of her dead daughter Holly, who died of an overdose in October 2017. Although Moira was responsible for Emma’s death, her son, Adam Barton, took the fall for the murder since he was already a prime suspect and he didn’t want Isaac to grow up motherless.

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He said: “Knowing that no one is safe and they could come after his whole family, he’s panicked and he’s desperate.

“He’s trying to think of ways to pay the money back but it’s a huge lump sum to come up with and he’s bricking it.

“David’s unpredictable, even for soap, you can see where it’s going with certain stories and that it’s not going to end well, but you’re not quite sure how he’s going to get out of it or if he’s going to win in the end but hopefully he does.”

Will the Platts pull through the latest drama in their lives?

Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:30pm on ITV1 and is available from 7am on ITVX.

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A COUPLE with a 43-year age gap shared the hate they receive over their relationship.

Imani Cupé, 34, has been with her now-husband Larry Scott, a 77-year-old accountant, for nearly a decade after meeting online.

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Due to the huge difference in their ages, she has often been subjected to cruel assumptions that she has ulterior motives.

While she admitted that her lover “spoils” her, she insists that it is true love that keeps them together.

And the US-based couple seems to have put the rumours to rest once and for all after revealing they both signed a prenuptial agreement when tying the knot at the end of 2024.

“People assume I’m only with Larry for his money,” Imani, a part-time student and actor, told What’s The Jam.

“Some of the negative comments I’ve received online were along the lines of I’m ‘only using him for his money’ or ‘She’s really a lesbian and she’s just using him for his money.'”

However she revealed that she isn’t phased “at all” by the people who try to insinuate her relationship “isn’t genuine.”

“I find it humorous and I can understand why people would assume that – after all, he is much wealthier than I am,” she said.

“It’s just funny to me that people think that I would spend 10 years with someone and only be looking at the money.

“Larry has a wonderful heart and near perfect character, and that’s why I’m with him.

“If he was a billionaire and didn’t have the qualities he possesses, I would not be with him.

“However, it’s actually funny when people leave comments on my TikTok saying ‘Girl, I know your bills are paid’ because that is true – I never have to worry about the bills not being paid!”

But indeed, the pair signed a prenup prior to their 28 December nuptials.

“As far as the prenup goes, it was both of our ideas to have one without question,” Imani said.

“The main purpose is to protect both of our individual assets during the marriage and to ensure that if we ever decide to divorce, for whatever reason, we will both be protected.

“Larry wanted to make sure I had my own lawyer too so that there were no discrepancies.

“Although divorce isn’t the plan, we still want to be smart and protected because you never know how life goes.”

The sensible pair rang the new year in as newlyweds, having shared a low-key wedding day with their closest loved ones a few days prior.

“We had a small ceremony at our house and his daughter got ordained online and married us,” Imani explained.

“Everything was very last minute, but it was everything I could’ve asked for and more.

“It was just Larry’s daughter and her husband and kids with us.

“One of his grandkids read a beautiful poem she found about marriage, after we read our vows.”

She explained that they ended the night with a champagne toast, cupcakes, and a family game.

“The next day we had a really nice dinner at an upscale steakhouse,” Imani said.

“We’re planning a big wedding reception to happen within the next six months so everyone can celebrate with us.”

I don’t feel like being married will put an end to the haters and trolls, they’re going to hate and troll whether we’re married or not.

Imani Cupé

The newlyweds are currently on holiday in Hong Kong and Thailand, and have a honeymoon in Santorini planned.

They have been together for nine years, after meeting on the eHarmony dating site, and became engaged in 2023.

“At the start of our relationship, we bonded heavily over travelling,” Imani said.

“I had just gotten my passport before I met him and he loves to travel and had quite a few things planned already.

“Within the first two months of us being together, he already planned our first trip to Hawaii and since then we’ve been to 20 different countries.”

Ahead of their wedding, Imani had said: “I’m really excited about marrying Larry.

“This feels like a once in a lifetime opportunity with the most special person I’ve ever known and will ever know.

“This is one the biggest commitments I’ve ever made and I know I’m making a good decision.

“I don’t feel like being married will put an end to the haters and trolls, they’re going to hate and troll whether we’re married or not.”

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MARK SELBY has revealed his shock at one snooker star’s failure to kick on after showing early signs of promise.

Zhou Yuelong made a big impression early on in his career by winning the World Amateur Championship at the age of 16.

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He turned professional after that victory and went on to win the World Cup in 2015 alongside Yan Bingtao.

Zhou, 27, also finished as a runner-up in three ranking events and is world No32, but Selby thought his ability would have led him to even bigger heights.

Selby told The Metro: “Zhou Yuelong years ago when I watched him I thought for his age he had the complete game, an old head on young shoulders.

“He’s not really kicked on. I know he’s not 70-odd in the rankings, he’s still hovering around outside the 16, but I thought he’d do a lot better than what he’s done so far.

“I just thought he was the one who stood out, for me, and he’s not really kicked on. He’s still got time on his side though, and I’m sure he’ll do something at some stage.

“Especially with the other Chinese boys doing well, I think it pushes them on.”

It has been a successful year for Chinese players with three players winning ranking events.

Ding Junhui won the International Championship while Xiau Guodong and Lei Peifan claimed victory at the Wuhan Open and Scottish Open respectively.

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Zhang Anda also had a moment in the spotlight after hitting a stunning 147 at the UK Championship.

Ding and Zhang are both ranked in the top ten in the world too, with six Chinese stars ranked higher than Zhou.

The American Heart Association (AHA) predicts that at least 60 percent of U.S. adults will be affected by cardiovascular disease—conditions including coronary heart disease, heart failure, heart arrhythmias, high blood pressure, stroke, vascular disease, and congenital heart defects—by the year 2050.

"The landscape of cardiovascular disease in the U.S. is seeing the arrival of a near-perfect storm," said Dhruv S. Kazi, MD, vice chair of the AHA advisory writing group. "The last decade has seen a surge of cardiovascular risk factors such as uncontrolled high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity, each of which raises the risks of developing heart disease and stroke."

Of course, the most obvious way to lower your risk of cardiovascular disease is to eat a healthy, balanced diet and exercise regularly. But cardiac surgeon Jeremy London, MD, says a few specific supplements are also great for heart health. Read on for his three recommendations.

1. CoQ10​

First up on London's list, which he shared in a recent TikTok video, is CoQ10, or Coenzyme Q10, a "powerful antioxidant."

"But more importantly, it is a cofactor for the production of ATP, which is the energy currency of our cells," he explains. "This improves the strength of the heart, as well as the overall efficiency of the heart function."

Backing up London's point is a 2022 meta-analysis published by the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

As Best Life previously reported, the researchers reviewed nearly 900 randomized controlled trials to analyze the connection between micronutrients and heart disease risk. They concluded that three supplements reduced cardiovascular and diabetes risk, including CoQ10.

​2. Omega-3s

Omega-3s, found in fish oil supplements, were also included in the 2022 study, and the AHA has recommended this for heart health for over 20 years.

"This is a power anti-inflammatory that can help control your lipid level and your overall cholesterol panel," London notes. "In addition, it can assist in maintaining a healthy blood pressure."

To get this nutrient from your diet, Cleveland Clinic explains that the two most essential forms of omega-3s your body needs are EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), both of which are found in fish like salmon, mackerel, sardines, and herring.

ALA (alpha-linolenic acid) is the form of omega-3 found in plants like chia seeds, flaxseed, walnuts, and edamame. However, a smaller amount of ALA converts to EPA and DHA in your body.

​3. Magnesium

Finally, London recommends magnesium for heart health.

"Interestingly, this is the most common electrolyte deficiency that we see," he shares. "Magnesium helps control heart rate and heart rhythm, and because magnesium relaxes smooth muscle cells, it can help maintain a healthy blood pressure as well."

Again, science supports London's advice. A 2018 study published in the journal Nutrients found that magnesium was associated with a lower risk of heart disease.

Researchers attributed this to the "improved glucose and insulin metabolism and antihypertensive and anti-inflammatory properties" of the supplement, as Best Life previously wrote.

​Some supplements should be avoided.

Before taking any new supplement, always speak with your healthcare provider. For example, CoQ10 supplements can interact with anticoagulant medications like Coumadin.

However, there are some supplements touted for their heart health benefits that are known to be risky.

Doctors previously told Best Life that red yeast rice containing monacolin K can interact with other medications, and garlic supplements can often exasperate the effects of blood thinners and blood pressure and cholesterol drugs.

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