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.

One of the most significant flaws in the Louvre's cybersecurity was lazy password use. "Louvre" appeared to be the password to access the museum's video surveillance. One computer login password was "Thales," the name of the software developer, which we're guessing was visible on the login screen.

If you’re using ‘123456’ as a password for your online accounts, you should change it. Here are other bad passwords of 2025 that hackers can steal with ease.

Using any password manager is better than using none, so if you’re avoiding your browser’s password manager because you’ve heard it’s unsafe, and as a result, use the same password across websites, stop. Your browser is more secure. But for folks who don’t mind a bit of friction for better security, a third-party password manager is the way to go.

Warner Bros. Discovery is counting on last month's price hike of its HBO Max service and a continued crackdown of password sharing to be key drivers of distribution revenue acceleration in the first half of 2026.

The Louvre Museum's surveillance system was reportedly secured with the password 'Louvre', sparking widespread amusement and cybersecurity discussions

As Rogue cofounder and former Polygon arch-jester Cass Marshall notes on Bluesky, we owe a lot of videogame designers an apology. We've spent years dunking on the emptyheadedness of game characters leaving their crucial security codes and vault combinations in the open for anyone to read,