International
oi-Ashish Rana
The
world’s
most
visited
Louvre
museum
is
under
fire
after
investigators
uncovered
that
the
Louvre’s
surveillance
system
password
was
simply
“Louvre” during
a
daring
$102
million
jewel
heist.
The
revelation
has
sparked
outrage
over
the
lack
of
cybersecurity
safeguards
at
one
of
the
world’s
premier
cultural
landmarks.
Museum
Security
Password
Investigators
found
the
Louvre
museum’s
surveillance
system
password
was
‘Louvre’
after
a
$102
million
jewel
heist
from
the
Apollo
Gallery,
which
took
seven
minutes.
Four
petty
criminals
from
Seine-Saint-Denis
were
arrested,
and
authorities
are
investigating
the
lack
of
cybersecurity.
The
Seven-Minute
Operation
According
to
ABC,
the
robbery
inside
the
Louvre’s
Apollo
Gallery
unfolded
in
just
seven
minutes.
The
thieves
executed
a
meticulously
planned
operation
that
bypassed
alarms
and
cameras.
The
Louvre’s
director
told
French
lawmakers,
“The
security
system,
as
installed
in
the
Apollo
Gallery,
worked
perfectly.
The
question
that
arises
is
how
to
adapt
this
system
to
a
new
type
of
attack
and
modus
operandi
that
we
could
not
have
foreseen.”
Petty
Criminals
Behind
the
Grand
Theft
French
investigators
have
arrested
four
suspects
linked
to
the
robbery,
three
men
and
one
woman
from
the
Seine-Saint-Denis
area.
Despite
the
heist’s
sophistication,
the
group
reportedly
had
no
ties
to
organized
crime.
Paris
prosecutor
Laure
Beccuau
said
the
suspects
were
“local
petty
criminals,” describing
their
records
as
extensive
but
not
indicative
of
major
syndicate
activity.
One
suspect
had
11
prior
convictions,
10
for
robbery,
while
another
had
15,
including
two
robberies.
“I
don’t
find
it
that
surprising.
What
we
are
seeing
now
is
that
people
with
no
significant
association
with
organised
crime
are
progressing
relatively
quickly
to
committing
extremely
serious
crimes,” Beccuau
explained.
How
the
Thieves
Got
In
The
robbers
reportedly
used
a
truck-mounted
ladder
to
reach
a
window
on
the
museum’s
upper
floor,
leading
directly
into
the
Apollo
Gallery.
Once
inside,
they
smashed
two
reinforced
glass
cases
and
made
off
with
nine
pieces
of
high-value
jewellery
before
vanishing
into
the
Paris
night.
Louvre
Faces
Backlash
Over
Security
The
discovery
that
the
security
system’s
password
was
“Louvre”
has
drawn
harsh
criticism
from
cybersecurity
experts
and
the
public
alike.
The
incident
has
raised
urgent
questions
about
digital
security
practices
in
major
institutions
safeguarding
priceless
art
and
artifacts.
Authorities
continue
to
investigate
how
such
a
simple
oversight
enabled
one
of
the
most
audacious
museum
heists
in
modern
history.
