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Louvre Heist Shock: Password for World’s Top Museum CCTV Was Just ‘Louvre’

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New Delhi: It sounds like a bad movie script, but it’s real. The Louvre, yes, the one that houses the Mona Lisa, reportedly used “Louvre” as the password to its video surveillance system. When news broke that €88 million worth of jewels had been stolen in what’s being called the “heist of the century,” many assumed it was an inside job. But post-heist investigations revealed something far more embarrassing: weak cybersecurity practices hiding be…

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In Aubervilliers, in the Seine-Saint-Denis, the neighbours of Abdoulaye N., suspected of being one of the authors of the breakage of the century at the Paris museum, describe a man "servable" and "a fan of motorcycles".

·Paris, France
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Finally, Louvre's theft was an anaedote, starting soon by the word-pass that disabled the security system: LOUVERE.

·Portugal
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That the Louvre's security was inadequate was already apparent in the aftermath of the theft of the French crown jewels a few weeks earlier. But an investigation by the French newspaper Liberation reveals that security had been grossly inadequate for years.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands
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A report had already revealed in 2014 that outdated software was used and the keys were weak.The errors that made possible the unprecedented assault of October 19 on the most visited museum in France.

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Libération investigated the flaws in the computer security of the Louvre. The media was able to access documents, but also confidential audits and tenders. ...

·Brussels, Belgium
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After the impressive burglary of the Paris museum that took place on October 19, Checknews (Libération) was able to consult numerous documents relating to the security of the Louvre and which, since 2014, alert on...

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