The louvre is facing fresh scrutiny over its security deficiencies after an £80 million heist as it was revealed that the password “louvre” gave access to the museum’s video surveillance. Louvre's security password was 'louvre' The information came from a reputable french newspaper's report that cited a confidential security audit of the museum in 2014. The password for the louvre museum's video surveillance system was just the word louvre when a daring $102 million jewel heist took place last month, according to a museum employee who. One such audit carried out in 2014 by france’s national cybersecurity agency showed that, indeed, the louvre’s video surveillance system password was “louvre.”
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