A French court released a report Thursday slamming the leadership of the Louvre for its focus on headline-grabbing purchases and renovation projects over maintaining the security of on of the world’s largest museums.

An employee of the Louvre in Paris, France, has revealed the password of the museum’s surveillance system at the time of the jewelry heist last month, and it’s pretty bad. The password was “Louvre,” a staffer with knowledge of the system told ABC News Wednesday.

The diamond and emerald-studded crown of Empress Eugénie, which was found damaged near the Louvre after being dropped by thieves during last month's robbery, will be restored as a symbol of “renaissance,

Pedro Elías harbours no ambitions to become a detective. “I would be more interested in becoming a diplomat,” he says. As for being mistaken for a 40-year-old sleuth, he writes: “It’s really funny. It also says something about how people see you when you dress up.”

The recent heist at the Louvre, in which jewelry worth around €88 million (US$101 million) was stolen from the museum in broad daylight, has revealed glaring weaknesses in the museum's security systems.

According to an employee with knowledge of the system, the password to the Louvre's video surveillance system was simply "Louvre" at the time of the robbery last month.

The most famous museum in the world used an incredibly insecure password to protect its video surveillance system. Here's how to learn from the Louvre’s mistakes and improve your own security.

In the days following the Louvre robbery, mugshots of alleged suspects have been turning heads. News broke on October 19 that four individuals pulled off a seven-minute heist in the Louvre’s Galerie d'Apollon,

A man and a woman, both in their late 30s, were charged with organized crime and being an accomplice, respectively. In total, four people have been charged in connection to the brazen theft.

A French court has postponed the trial of a suspect in the Louvre jewels heist due to media attention and fairness concerns