France\u2019s National Cybersecurity Agency was able to access a server managing the museum\u2019s video surveillance using the ridiculously easy password, \u201cLOUVRE,\u201d according to confidential documents obtained by\u00a0Lib\u00e9ration<\/a>.<\/p>\n The namesake password was first revealed by the agency in a 2014 audit. Subsequent audits found \u201cserious shortcomings\u201d in the Paris museum\u2019s security systems \u2014 including the use of two-decade-old software.<\/p>\n This security network is where\u00a0\u201cthe museum\u2019s most critical protection and detection equipment is connected,\u201d\u00a0the cybersecurity agency, known as ANSSI, wrote in a 2014 audit.<\/p>\n \u201cAn attacker who manages to take control of it would be able to facilitate damage or even theft of artworks,\u201d the agency said, per the outlet. <\/p>\n It\u2019s not immediately clear if the world\u2019s most visited museum had changed passwords since the audit \u2014 including before the heist. <\/p>\n The Louvre did not respond to The Post\u2019s request for comment. <\/p>\n It took thieves less than eight minutes to steal France\u2019s crown jewels during a daring daytime heist valued at $102 million on Oct. 19.<\/p>\n A four-man crew busted into the famed museum wearing yellow vests and motorcycle helmets. <\/p>\n Using a cherry picker, the thieves\u00a0scaled the museum\u2019s Apollo Gallery<\/a>\u00a0and smashed into glass displays with chainsaws as terrified guests looked on.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n They then snatched eight pieces of prized gems, including a sapphire diadem, necklace, and single earring from a set linked to 19th-century Queens Marie-Am\u00e9lie and Hortense.<\/p>\n The brazen robbers descended back down using the same cherry picker before trying to burn the bucket truck in the process of their escape,\u00a0as they fled on two scooters parked nearby.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Four suspects, including three believed to be a part of the team of burglars, have been caught by authorities and handed preliminary charges.<\/p>\n Some of the alleged thieves are known by police for past robberies<\/a> and are believed to have conducted the high-profile heist on commission.<\/p>\n![\"French](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/french-crs-riot-police-officers-114300683.jpg\")
France\u2019s National Cybersecurity Agency was able to access a server managing the museum\u2019s video surveillance using the ridiculously easy password, \u201cLOUVRE.\u201d REUTERS<\/p>\n![\"Forensics](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-paris-france-frances-culture-113803662.jpg\")
A 2014 audit by the agency revealed the weak password, and subsequent audits found \u201cserious shortcomings\u201d in the museum\u2019s security systems. Getty Images<\/p>\n