TSMC Honors Japanese Chip Equipment Makers With 2025 Supplier Awards 
BOJ Minutes Reveal Growing Debate Over Interest Rate Hikes and Inflation Risks 
U.S. Stocks Rally to Record Highs as AI Rebound Fuels Holiday-Shortened Session 
Japan to Audit Brazil’s Beef System, Paving Way for Market Access 
Waymo Plans Safety and Emergency Response Upgrades After San Francisco Robotaxi Disruptions 
Novo Nordisk Stock Surges After FDA Approves Wegovy Pill for Weight Loss 
UBS Warns of Short-Term Risks as Precious Metals Rally to Record Highs 
California DMV Proposes New Safety Rules for Autonomous Vehicles After Waymo Incidents 
Japan Plans $189 Billion Bond Issuance as Record Budget Signals Expansionary Fiscal Policy 
China Industrial Profits Slump Signals Need for More Economic Stimulus 
Asian Markets Rise as AI Rally Caps 2025, Gold and Silver Hit Record Highs 
Boeing Wins $2.04B U.S. Air Force Contract for B-52 Engine Replacement Program 
FTC Praises Instacart for Ending AI Pricing Tests After $60M Settlement 
China to Tighten Crude Steel Output Controls and Export Regulation Through 2030 
Hanwha Signals Readiness to Build Nuclear-Powered Submarines at Philly Shipyard for U.S. Navy 
Nvidia to Acquire Groq in $20 Billion Deal to Boost AI Chip Dominance 
American Airlines reportedly sued Joomla, a web publisher, and CloudAccess, a web hosting platform, last weekend, and the case was filed at the Manhattan federal court. According to Reuters, the air carrier is legally going after the said companies for allegedly allowing a fake website to take user credentials for the American Airlines’ site without permission.
It was said that unknown groups have misused the airline’s copyrights and trademarks to make the public believe that americanairlines.joomla.com is the real website of American Airlines’ cargo services. Based on the report, the Fort Worth, Texas-headquartered air carrier informed Joomla and CloudAccess about this matter as early as December last year, but they never responded.
The non-response prompted the company to take legal action against them. In the complaint, American Airlines stated that Joomla, which is owned by Open Source Matter Inc., offers free software for creating and launching websites that are being hosted on CloudAccess' platform.
Joomla allegedly allowed one user to set up a fake American Airlines website without checking and verifying if the person is connected or affiliated with the company. The airline said that the web publisher would have immediately realized that the owner of the account does not have any connection with their company if it had only made an effort to check.
It was added that Joomla collects usernames, passwords, and email addresses from clients who think they are logging in to a site to track cargo shipments being serviced by American Airlines. The complaint stated that these personal data could either be sold off to hackers or used to access the clients’ American accounts and others.
American Airlines further said in the legal filing that the said fake website is still running. The complaint was forwarded to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and filed under American Airlines Inc v. Open Source Matters Inc. No. 1:21-cv-06681.
Meanwhile, American Airlines was said to have declined to comment further on the case against Open Source Matters, and its lawyer, Daniel Filor of Greenberg Traurig Law Firm, did not immediately respond to inquiries regarding the matter. Joomla and CloudAccess refused to comment as well.
