Subj : No wonder it got hit - report claims password for the Louvres vid
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Sat Nov 08 2025 09:15:07

No wonder it got hit - report claims password for the Louvres video 
surveillance system was...LOUVRE

Date:
Sat, 08 Nov 2025 09:03:00 +0000

Description:
Using LOUVRE as a password, and running Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003 
certainly didnt help.

FULL STORY
======================================================================Louvre 
criticized for running deprecated software and using weak passwords 2017 
report warned of an impending serious attack Less than half of the rooms are 
covered by cameras 

The recent major jewelry theft at the Louvre, where thieves disguised as 
construction workers stole eight Crown Jewel pieces worth an estimated 88 
million ($101 million), might not have been so much of a shock after all. 

New reports revealed some shocking security shortcomings at the iconic 
museum, including poor passwords and below-par IT protections. 

This includes the fact it's believed the Louvres surveillance server password 
was the very unimaginative LOUVRE - and thats just the beginning, with 
investigations into the failure revealing other cybersecurity faux pas. The 
Louvre heist was bound to happen anyway, in one form or another 

A 2017 audit had already warned the threat of a serious attack could no 
longer be ignored. 

Following the heist, Frances National Cybersecurity Agency of France (ANSSI) 
found that the museums office network was still running obsolete systems, 
like Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003, lacking sufficient antivirus 
protection. 

Although its unclear whether weak passwords or outdated systems were still in 
place during the October 2025 heist, a 2014 report highlighted by French 
newspaper Liberation (via Cybernews ) confirmed the surveillance network was 
protected by LOUVRE as a password. 

Museum director Laurence des Cars did at least admit that the thieves were 
able to get access because the weak CCTV perimeter failed to pick them up 
early enough. 

The report, leaked to the media a day after the heist, noted that only 39% of 
the Louvres rooms had cameras last year, and that the rollout of further 
cameras had been delayed (via The Times ). 

Frances Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, asserts that the Louvres security 
systems did not fail, though. Dati has since set out plans to create a new 
security department. 

Furthermore, the report detailed French President Emanuel Macrons plans to 
fund a separate room for the Mona Lisa via surcharges for Britons and other 
non-EU visitors, per The Times reporting. 

As of now, four suspects are in custody, but the jewels have not been found. 

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/no-wonder-it-got-hit-report-claims-pass
word-for-the-louvres-video-surveillance-system-was-louvre


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