US EditionLouvre Used ‘Louvre’ as Password Before €88 Million Jewel Heist: Report
- On October 19, a four-member gang raided the Louvre Museum, Paris, stealing $102 million in crown jewels from the Apollo Gallery in seven minutes using a truck-mounted basket lift.
- France's national cybersecurity agency reported trivial passwords like `LOUVRE` and `THALES` exposed surveillance servers, while the Sathi programme by Thales ran unupdatable on Windows Server 2003.
- The four suspects arrested last week used a truck-mounted mechanical ladder and power tools to break into the Apollo Gallery, with DNA recovered and partial admissions from a taxi driver, 39, and a garbage collector, 34.
- Following the audit, Culture Minister Rachida Dati ordered the Louvre to accelerate security upgrades, estimated at 83 million euros , with only 3 million euros invested 2018–2024.
- Earlier this year the Louvre New Renaissance plan launched, with actual technical work scheduled to start next year and modernisation estimated to cost up to 800 million euros .
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The Louvre surveillance system password was ‘Louvre’
The Louvre had an alarmingly weak password for its security surveillance system when it was hit by a group thieves, who made off with more than $100 million in jewels. The brazen daylight heist took place on Oct. 18, triggering a massive investigation that has since revealed the suspects used power tools to bust through the second-floor window of the Apollo Gallery around 9 a.m. The entire operation took under seven minutes, and none of the rob…
You Will Le Cringe When You Hear the Louvre Video Surveillance System's Actual Password
On October 19, criminals used a truck-mounted ladder to pull off an astonishing heist, gaining access to the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery in Paris to steal diamond and sapphire-encrusted jewelry that once belonged to royalty. The robbery drew widespread disbelief, especially considering the thieves’ low-tech approach. How did a mechanical lift allow them to break into the Louvre, steal invaluable objects, and make off on motorcycles in broad daylight…
Makes Sense: The Reported Password Of The Louvre's Surveillance System During The Time Of The Jewels Heist Was, You Guessed It, 'Louvre'
I'm starting to become obsessed with this story, mostly because of all the hilarious side stories coming out of this. You had the heist of the century, videos of the criminals escaping and then them g...
PARIS.- The Louvre opted for “visible and attractive operations” rather than investing in security, the French Court of Auditors warned in an audit report carried out before the 19th October jewelry theft that indicated significant delays in the renovation of the most visited museum in the world.The report released on Thursday by the Cour des Comptes comes after a series of failures and security problems were brought to light after the theft of …
After the crown jewel theft in the Louvre in Paris, the French Court of Auditors objected to the museum's security measures.
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