Overview
- An ABC News report citing a museum employee says the video surveillance password at the time of the $102 million jewel theft was “Louvre,” echoing details first reported from confidential audits.
- France’s cybersecurity agency ANSSI documented in 2014 that it could access security networks, manipulate camera feeds, and modify badge access due to “trivial” credentials, with later reports noting 2003‑era software on unsupported Windows Server systems.
- Louvre director Laurence des Cars told senators that perimeter protection was weak and the only exterior camera near the Apollo Gallery did not cover the window the thieves breached, though alarms and cameras otherwise functioned.
- Investigators have charged four suspects, some of whom “partially admitted” involvement, and at least one person remains at large; none of the eight stolen crown‑jewel items has been recovered.
- Police say the seven‑to‑eight‑minute raid used a truck‑mounted lift, power tools, and scooter getaways, and prosecutors describe those in custody as petty criminals rather than members of organized crime.