Password to Louvre video surveillance system was 'Louvre', according to employee
13 days ago
- #security failure
- #jewel theft
- #Louvre heist
- The password to the Louvre's video surveillance system was 'Louvre' at the time of the heist.
- Thieves stole $102 million in jewels from the Louvre in a seven-minute robbery using a cherry picker.
- The museum's security had weaknesses, including underinvestment in perimeter security and a camera not covering the break-in point.
- Four suspects have been charged, but at least one remains at large, and the jewels are still missing.
- Suspects include a taxi driver, a delivery man/garbage collector, and a couple from Paris's northern suburbs.
- The Apollo Gallery, where the theft occurred, remains closed post-heist.