Musée du Louvre (Louvre Museum) Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (ETA2102621111325)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Musée du Louvre (Louvre Museum) breach identified under incident ID ETA2102621111325.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Musée du Louvre (Louvre Museum)'s information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/etablissement-public-du-musee-du-louvre, the number of followers: 1277, the industry type: Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos and the number of employees: 27 employees

After the initial compromise, the video explains how Rankiteo's incident engine converts technical details into a normalized incident score. The incident score before the incident was 753 and after the incident was 748 with a difference of -5 which is could be a good indicator of the severity and impact of the incident.

In the next step of the video, we will analyze in more details the incident and the impact it had on Musée du Louvre (Louvre Museum) and their customers.

On 12 November 2023, Louvre Museum disclosed Physical Burglary and Cybersecurity Negligence issues under the banner "Cybersecurity Lapse and Physical Burglary at the Louvre Museum".

The Louvre Museum in Paris faced a burglary that exposed longstanding cybersecurity vulnerabilities, including outdated Windows software in its video surveillance systems.

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting Video surveillance systems and Alarm systems (functioned but tied to outdated infrastructure), and exposing No data breach reported (physical theft only).

In response, and began remediation that includes Full security review, Governance policy updates and Camera upgrades.

The case underscores how Ongoing (French audit report cited; full security review planned by end of 2023), teams are taking away lessons such as Outdated software in critical infrastructure (e.g., surveillance systems) can enable physical security breaches and expose organizational vulnerabilities. Proactive cybersecurity audits and timely system updates are essential for risk mitigation, and recommending next steps like Conduct immediate patching of outdated Windows systems, prioritizing security-critical infrastructure, Implement continuous monitoring for both physical and cybersecurity threats and Establish cross-functional governance to align IT security with physical security protocols.

Finally, we try to match the incident with the MITRE ATT&CK framework to see if there is any correlation between the incident and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

The MITRE ATT&CK framework is a knowledge base of techniques and sub-techniques that are used to describe the tactics and procedures of cyber adversaries. It is a powerful tool for understanding the threat landscape and for developing effective defense strategies.

Rankiteo's analysis has identified several MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques associated with this incident, each with varying levels of confidence based on available evidence. Under the Initial Access tactic, the analysis identified Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) with moderate to high confidence (70%), with evidence including vulnerability exploited such as Outdated Windows software (including video surveillance systems), and root causes such as Outdated Windows software in surveillance systems. Under the Persistence tactic, the analysis identified Valid Accounts (T1078) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating unpatched video surveillance systems (potential for credential reuse or default accounts). Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Valid Accounts: Default Accounts (T1078.001) with moderate confidence (65%), supported by evidence indicating outdated Windows software (may retain default/local admin credentials) and Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools (T1562.001) with moderate confidence (50%), supported by evidence indicating alarm systems functioned but tied to outdated infrastructure (potential to bypass/evade). Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Endpoint Denial of Service: Application or System Exploitation (T1499.004) with moderate to high confidence (75%), with evidence including systemic neglect in maintaining basic IT hygiene (unpatched systems vulnerable to crashes/exploitation), and critical infrastructure exposed. Under the Reconnaissance tactic, the analysis identified Gather Victim Host Information (T1592) with moderate to high confidence (80%), with evidence including longstanding cybersecurity vulnerabilities (publicly known via audit report), and high-profile status (target attractiveness for pre-attack research). These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.