US EditionLouvre Used ‘Louvre’ as Password Before €88 Million Jewel Heist: Report
Security audits since 2014 warned of trivial passwords and outdated systems, yet $102 million in crown jewels were stolen in under eight minutes.
- The password for the Louvre's security system was 'Louvre,' which allowed access during the jewel heist, according to a museum employee.
- Laurence des Cars, Louvre president, stated that perimeter security faced weaknesses due to underinvestment during testimony before the French Senate.
- Despite the arrests of four suspects, authorities, led by Paris public prosecutor Laure Beccuau, are still searching for the missing jewels.
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Password For The Louvre's Security System Before Massive Heist Was Dumber Than You Can Imagine
When news broke about the heist at the Louvre in which thieves stole $102-million worth of Crown Jewels, I was kind of impressed. I would never condone theft, but I thought that this brand of Oceans 11-esque heists was a thing of the past, thanks to advancements in technology.However, some new info may point to it not being quite as hard as it may have seemed.READ: SOUTH CAROLINA WOMEN’S HOOPS ACCOUNT DROPS HILARIOUS LOUVRE CALLBACK AFTER HEISTO…
Since the theft of jewellery at the Louvre Museum in Paris on October 19, Internet users have been competing with imagination to identify suspected robbers.
'You can’t make this up': The Louvre’s $45.5b password has the internet in stitches
Attention has turned to something even more extraordinary surrounding the Louvre heist.According to reports, most notably from the French outlet Libération among others, the world’s most prestigious museum allegedly ‘protected’ its security systems with the password... ‘LOUVRE’...
Following the film-length robbery of the Louvre Museum in Paris, more and more information is coming to light about the security flaws of this world-famous building. French media reports that numerous audits have been carried out in recent years, which even revealed more than a decade ago how the Louvre's security systems could be hacked. The museum used "very weak passwords", so to access the video surveillance, one only had to type "Louvre", t…
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