19 funniest reactions to the unsurprising news that the Louvre’s security system password was ‘Louvre’
Sixteen days after the brazen daytime robbery of priceless historic jewels from the Louvre on 19th October, four suspects have been charged, but there is no sign of the tiaras, necklaces and earrings that were stolen.
Police believe the thieves were chancers, rather than master criminals.
Louvre jewel heist by petty criminals, not organised professionals, says Paris prosecutor
— The Guardian (@theguardian.com) November 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
We can well believe it. It wasn’t exactly Ocean’s Eleven.
They rocked up to the Louvre with a ladder on a truck. Climbed to the gallery, dressed as workmen, broke in using an angle-grinder, smashed a glass case and took the jewels before making a quick getaway.
Films: We need to hack a keycard, obtained by seducing one of the guards. We then need to drop in from the skylight after jumping from a plane, and dodge all of the lasers and traps, carefully switching the jewels for fakes that weigh the same to avoid tripping the alarm.
Real life:
— James O'Malley (@jamesomalley.co.uk) October 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
To add to the news that there was only one camera on the gallery, and it was facing the wrong way, it now emerges that the security surveillance system password was ‘Louvre’.
When Perry Areolar shared that nugget with Bluesky, it really didn’t come as a big surprise.
Here’s how people reacted.
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“it’s 2025, surely nobody could still be using ‘password’ as their password”
the louvre: hold our baguette
— Micah (@rincewind.run) November 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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All the good passwords must’ve been stolen by the British Museum
— Lawrence Culver (@lawrencecphd.bsky.social) November 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Password to louvre surveillance server upgraded to “louvre1.”
— Missing The Point (@missingthept.bsky.social) November 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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I'd just like to take this moment to apologise to Moffat & Gatiss for my years of making fun of how they wrote in Sherlock that the password for the high security level computer at a military chemical weapon lab was 'maggie', without even an exclamation mark at the end or the 'i' written as a 1.
— Gabby HC (@scriblit.bsky.social) November 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Every desk job worker knows that there is only one secured password for an internal computer system: the name of the boss’s dog who comes to the office sometimes.
— Moira Donegan (@moiradonegan.bsky.social) November 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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They were banking on everyone spelling it wrong
— noahhunter.bsky.social (@noahhunter.bsky.social) November 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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The Louvre surveillance password being just Louvre
— Luduvicu (@luduvicu.bsky.social) November 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Way too short for security. Should have used LouvreMuseumParis
— Tofystedeth (@tofystedeth.bsky.social) November 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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— M Maher (@marvelle.bsky.social) November 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM