K&M electronics
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| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1992 |
| resolution | March 7, 2013 |
| Reason for dissolution | insolvency |
| Seat | Magstadt , Baden-Wuerttemberg |
| management | Volker Viniol (insolvency administrator) |
| Number of employees | around 80 |
| sales | over 12 million euros |
| Branch | Retail and wholesale of computer products |
| Website | www.kmcomputer.de |
The K & M Elektronik AG was a distributor of hardware and software Württemberg Baden-headquartered in Magstadt . It went into bankruptcy in October 2012, was sold and has since continued to operate in a reduced form with its headquarters in Munich .
The company operated 33 retail branches in ten German federal states and an Internet mail order business for private and commercial customers. K&M Elektronik employed around 400 people and had an annual turnover of over 300 million euros by 2012.
history
The company was founded in March 1992 as Keller & Mötting GbR by Klaus Keller and Achim Mötting in Böblingen . In 1995 the name was changed to K&M Elektronik GmbH and the first branches were opened in the greater Stuttgart area. In 1996 the head office was relocated to Magstadt and mail order business started over the Internet. In 2000 K&M Elektronik had 14 branches throughout Germany. Since April 11, 2002, the company was a stock corporation, which was not listed, but was held by the two founders.
Web shop security problems
In June 2011 it became known that the retailer's webshop had security gaps. Hackers succeeded in copying the customer database and then sending phishing emails to the customers. Previously, attackers had broken into the system in December 2009 and copied the customer database.
In a renewed attack on the retailer's website in August 2011, 840,000 customer data records were copied.
In November 2011 a completely revised webshop was published. This required a new registration for each customer and thus built on a completely adjusted basis.
Bankruptcy, sale
On October 22nd, 2012, K&M Elektronik filed for bankruptcy . On January 4, 2013 it was announced that the Düren Bora Computer Group had taken over 13 of the 33 branches and 60 employees. These branches are now called K & M Computer. The Atelco branches taken over by K&M Computer on March 1, 2016 now also bear the name K & M Computer. September 2019, several branches will be closed again (Hamburg, Hanover, Wuppertal, Berlin).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Insolvent K&M Elektronik is looking for buyers and continues. Retrieved January 3, 2013 .
- ↑ Ronald Eikenberg: Targeted attack on customers of K & M electronics. In: heise online. Heise Medien GmbH & Co. KG, June 22, 2011, archived from the original on April 7, 2016 ; Retrieved July 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Karl-Peter Lenhard: 840,000 customer data captured by hackers. Another data theft at K&M Elektronik. (No longer available online.) In: CRN. WEKA FACHMEDIEN GmbH, August 23, 2011, formerly in the original on July 25, 2016 ; Retrieved July 25, 2016 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ K&M Elektronik files for bankruptcy. However, business continues. Retrieved January 3, 2013 .
- ↑ Bora Computer takes over branches of the insolvent K&M Elektronik. Retrieved January 3, 2013 .
- ↑ Computer retailer : K&M Computer takes over Atelco branches and redirects website , golem.de, March 1, 2016
