Louvre Heist Exposed Weak Link: Museum Security System Password Was Just 'Louvre'

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French authorities came under intense fire after it emerged that the Louvre’s video surveillance system was protected by a shockingly simple password- “Louvre"- a lapse that investigators said made an already stunning $102 million jewel heist far easier for thieves.

The revelation, confirmed to ABC News by a museum employee, deepened outrage over security failures that enabled an Ocean’s 11-style robbery in broad daylight on October 19. The burglars slipped into the Apollo Gallery and escaped with eight historic pieces, including Napoleon’s emerald-and-diamond necklace for Empress Marie Louise and Empress Eugénie’s 19th-century crown- all in under seven minutes.

The breach forced the closure of the world’s most-visited museum and triggered a blistering inquiry