{"id":264333,"date":"2025-11-05T23:22:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T23:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/264333\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T23:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T23:22:09","slug":"password-for-louvres-security-system-was-louvre-and-social-media-cant-stop-laughing-not-even-l0uvr3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/264333\/","title":{"rendered":"Password for Louvre\u2019s security system was \u2018LOUVRE\u2019 \u2014 and social media can\u2019t stop laughing: \u2018Not even L0uvr3?!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762384929_117_-.jpg\" alt=\"Password for Louvre\u2019s security system was \u2018LOUVRE\u2019 \u2014 and social media can\u2019t stop laughing: \u2018Not even L0uvr3?!\u2019\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> A post-heist security audit has revealed shocking details about the Louvre\u2019s cybersecurity, revealing that the password protecting France\u2019s most famous museum\u2019s video surveillance system was simply \u201cLOUVRE.\u201dFrench newspaper Lib\u00e9ration first reported the revelation.The revelations come weeks after the daring October 18 heist, in which thieves made off with crown jewels worth $102 million (\u00a376 million) from the Galerie d\u2019Apollon in broad daylight in a few minutes. The robbers entered via a balcony using a stolen mechanical lift, smashed display cases, and escaped.The findings about the security system are part of a wider trove of documents from the French National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI), which has been auditing the museum\u2019s systems for more than a decade. In a 2014 review, ANSSI warned that the Louvre\u2019s IT systems that are responsible for alarms, access control, and video surveillance were dangerously vulnerable. \u201cAn attacker who manages to take control of it would be able to facilitate damage or even theft of artworks,\u201d the report said.Cybersecurity advisor Javvad Malik of software firm KnowBe4 described the museum\u2019s defences as \u201cshockingly simplistic.\u201d He told the Daily Mail, \u201cThe museum&#8217;s video surveillance systems were protected by shockingly simplistic passwords. Whether this weakness played a role in the heist is still under review. But the lesson is clear. When systems safeguarding priceless cultural treasures rely on guessable credentials, it&#8217;s not a policy gap \u2013 it is an invitation, serving as an indicator that the overall culture of security may be weak.\u201dAdding to the embarrassment, the report found the museum was still using outdated versions of Windows, which experts say is equivalent to \u201cleaving your front door unlocked.\u201d Later reviews, including those as recent as 2025, suggested the Louvre continued to suffer from major cybersecurity flaws.Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau told Franceinfo radio that the suspects were likely \u201cpetty criminals rather than professional members of an organised crime group.\u201d The French daylight heist has since resulted in the endless ridicule of the Louvre across social media, including from billionaire CEO Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<p>Social media reactions:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A post-heist security audit has revealed shocking details about the Louvre\u2019s cybersecurity, revealing that the password protecting France\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":264334,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[76,354,355,49,48,111883,122090,356,75,122088,122089,122091],"class_list":{"0":"post-264333","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-ca","12":"tag-canada","13":"tag-crown-jewels-theft","14":"tag-cybersecurity-audit","15":"tag-design","16":"tag-entertainment","17":"tag-louvre-cybersecurity","18":"tag-louvre-heist","19":"tag-video-surveillance-system"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}