“Louvre” as a password, outdated software, impossible updates… Ten years of IT security breaches at the world’s leading museum

The article covers the October 19 burglary at the Louvre and reporting that, while alarms reportedly worked, subsequent inquiry and ANSSI audits revealed longstanding cybersecurity weaknesses in the museum’s security network—responsible for access control, alarms, and video surveillance—which could be abused to facilitate theft; the ministry announced emergency measures and further administrative investigations.