Louvre video security password was ‘louvre,’ report reveals

There's a well-worn joke that every time you have to create a new password it must include some inane 60-character combination that includes a lowercase letter, an uppercase letter, a number, a symbol, the blood of a unicorn, and your firstborn's name, all without resembling or rhyming with the last 18 passwords you've used. This joke was not employed for the password of the Louvre security system, apparently.

In the aftermath of a major art heist at the Louvre museum in Paris, in which thieves stole $102 million worth of centuries-old crown jewels, we've discovered that the password for video surveillance system was "Louvre," a report by French newspaper Libération showed. I'm not joking: The password for the security system at the most visited museum in the world, with over 500,000 works in its collection, is the name of the museum. If this were in a movie, we'd say it was too silly to believe.

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Of course, this is quite funny to me, personally, and to many other people online. But it's also a great reminder that you should probably update your password — lest you have all your valuables stolen.