Weak passwords used by Louvre museum revealed after ₹900 crore theft
An audit in 2014 found that the password for Louvre museum's video surveillance system was 'Louvre', French newspaper Libération has revealed. The museum was using the password 'Thales' to access a software developed by Thales Group. Jewels worth around ₹900 crore, including an emerald and diamond necklace that Napoleon I gave to his second wife, were stolen from the museum.