Thieves steal $100M in jewels from Louvre after museum used own name as surveillance password

Louvre Museum reportedly used "Louvre" as password for surveillance system during $100M jewel heist. Learn how weak passwords ...

LISTEN: What we know about the Louvre crown jewel heist as told by AP reporter John Leicester

In this episode of The Story Behind the AP Story, we hear from chief correspondent in Paris, John Leicester covering the ...

Louvre heist reveals museum used ‘LOUVRE’ as password for its video surveillance, still has workstations with Windows 2000 - glaring security weaknesses revealed in ...

The recent heist at the Louvre, in which jewelry worth around €88 million (US$101 million) was stolen from the museum in ...

Louvre Museum theft case expands; 2 more suspects face conspiracy charges in ongoing investigation

Four people now face charges in Louvre Museum theft case as Paris prosecutors expand investigation into organized crime ...

Louvre vows to restore the imperial crown dropped by thieves during museum robbery

The diamond and emerald-studded crown of Empress Eugénie, which was found damaged near the Louvre after being dropped by ...
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Louvre's pathetic passwords belong in a museum, just not that one

PLUS: CISA layoffs continue; Lawmakers criticize camera security; China to execute scammers; And more Infosec in brief ...

Where the jewels stolen from the Louvre Museum might end up

Seven people have been arrested in the investigation of a stunning heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris, but the lavish, ...

The Louvre’s Surveillance System Password Was Reportedly ‘Louvre,’ Reveals Museum Employee

A Louvre employee revealed the password for the security system that was used at the time of the Oct. 18 heist, was simply ...

Thieves Steal Ancient Roman Marble Statues in Another High-Stakes Museum Heist

International museums have been on guard since the Louvre’s October 19 jewelry heist, which saw four robbers brazenly enter ...

At least two arrested over Louvre museum’s daylight diamond heist

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau did not confirm the number of arrests. The prosecutor’s office said one of the men arrested ...

Louvre heist exposes museum's history of security failings: used 'LOUVRE' as a password, still ran Windows 2000

Following a burglary at the Louvre on October 19 in which thieves took jewelry from the French Crown Jewels valued at $102 ...

Still thinking about the Louvre? 'The Mastermind' is about a museum heist gone awry

An unemployed cabinet maker robs the local art museum — then finds himself plunged into a world of cops and gangsters and life on the run. The Mastermind is a sad movie that gets stronger as it goes.