The Louvre's Password For Its Core Security System Was So Weak Even You Can Guess

Louvre's surveillance system was the heart of the museum's security 'weakness'. (Photo: Unsplash) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

Louvre's security system came under tight scrutiny last month after jewels worth over $102 million were stolen as part of a brazen heist. The museum's security perimeter was a key weakness, with the thieves using the windows to break in and enter.

Now, in a recent revelation, it appears the password for the Louvre's video surveillance system was simply 'Louvre', in what is yet another serious lapse in concentration, reports ABC .

In a testimony before the French Senate committee, Louvre's President Laurence des Cars revealed that the only camera outside the targeted Apollo Gallery, where the jewels were stolen from, was facin