The Password to Gain Access to the Louvre Is Louvre
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The Louvre museum used the password 'LOUVRE' for its core security system, which was exploited ahead of a reported $102m heist, highlighting egregious cybersecurity failures.
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about 2 months ago
France’s National Cybersecurity Agency was able to access a server managing the museum’s video surveillance using the ridiculously easy password, “LOUVRE,”...
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