BUSINESS BRIEFS
Scammers still target credit union
Advertiser Staff and News Services
Members of the Kauai Community Federal Credit Union were being targeted yesterday by a new wave of phishing e-mails that attempted to get people to disclose account and credit card information.
The new phishing attempts included one that said the member has a message from the credit union. Pasted below that was a message that said the account had been disabled after three unsuccessful login attempts.
A second e-mail sent yesterday was similar in saying the account had been temporarily disabled and asked people to click on a link that led them to a bogus Web site that appears to be the credit union's.
There, account holders were asked to type in their account number and access code. This led to another page where members were asked to give credit card information.
The e-mails followed two on Monday that promised $50 to members if they filled out a survey.
The Kauai Community Federal Credit Union and other financial institutions have warned customers against such e-mails, noting they never send electronic messages asking for sensitive financial account information.
ELDER CARE AMONG COSTLIEST IN U.S.
The cost of aging in Hawai'i is among the highest in the nation when it comes to the cost of nursing homes and assisted-living services.
A new survey found it costs $271 a day on average for a private room in a nursing home here, while statewide, the cost of assisted-living services averages $3,753 a month. Both totals are in the top fifth of the 87 markets surveyed in the 2007 MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home and Assisted Living Costs.
The overall study found nursing-home costs increased 3 percent on average from 2006, while assisted-living costs were almost unchanged. Honolulu's nursing-home costs were 27 percent higher than the national average of $213 a day. Assisted-living services were 26 percent higher than the national average of $2,969 a month.
The highest costs for nursing homes were found in Alaska, where the cost of a private room averages $510 a day. The highest assisted-living costs were in Washington, D.C., at $5,031 a month.
LEGAL SEMINAR FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
The National Federation of Independent Business will hold a "one-day law school" for small-business owners from 7:309 a.m. Tuesday at the Pearl Country Club in 'Aiea.
The NFIB said the seminar will help businesses avoid "legal land mines" that can get in the way of doing business. Speakers will include Roman Amaguin of Alston Hunt Floyd and Ing; Gregory Kim from Vantage Counsel; Stuart Ho, president of AARP Hawai'i; Melissa Pavlicek, state director of the NFIB; and Ron Heller of Torkildson Katz and NFIB-Hawai'i leadership council chairman.
The cost is $25 for NFIB members and $30 for nonmembers. For information, call 1-866-476-6332, or visit www.NFIB.com/HI.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN GETS $32M DEAL
Northrup Grumman Corp. said it was awarded a $32 million U.S. Navy contract for work on the West Coast and in Hawai'i.
The company said the Hawai'i portion of the contract involves shore work on submarines. The contract includes options that could extend it for four years and bring the cumulative value to $167 million.
