You'd be surprised what access you can gain by being a "construction worker." If I were an adrenaline junkie I could
be getting into the Expo centers in my town and seeing shows for free by wearing aprons and food service t-shirts that say, "staff".
My first thought was an inside job that was allowed or either it’s a serious security problem. Is this how they protect the world’s most famous museum? Pretty disgusting!! The more I watch coverage of this, the more unbelievable it is. The truck they used with the ladder was left there so wouldn’t it be easy to figure out who owns that truck? Was it a rental or owned by a company? They are showing the jewels that were stolen and they were all behind thick glass. The only way I can see how to get to them would be if they had the key or they would have had to bust the glass which would have made a loud noise. It happened just as the museum was opening and it was very crowded with people. Nothing about this makes any sense.
There’s a lot of stuff people will more or less unconsciously accept as normal and above board. Simply because the people involved look official enough. Even if they have doubts or suspicions. People tend to default to “Well they look official enough. So it’s not my problem.”
Did IT security training as part of a brief foray into tech and a large portion of the physical security portion of the training revolved around combatting Social Engineering tactics. Including people posing as staff, maintenance personnel, and other tactics to get into server rooms.
Plus, the larger the organization, the larger the disparity in pay, familiarity and control between those in charge and those on the floor.
In a small org, people on the ground would be encouraged and empowered to act if something was sus, and would because they're involved.
In a large org, decisions from on high probably haven't made sense for years. Actions ordered from on high aren't communicated to lower staff. Staff have learned to keep their heads down and their mouths shut and are barely paid for that. In that environment, something sus just seems like another fuster cluck. Nothing to see here
You know why, right? The DS needs money to pay for their army for protests and to pay the politicians for keeping the people down. USAIDs and the NGOs are being taken down by Trump so they need funding. Artworks in the Louvre worth millions.
I heard one reporter say that this is not the 1st museum that has been robbed and it is trending. The request for more security funding has been brought up but declined by the government.
"How to Steal a Million" 1966 movie starring Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole. They pull off a theft while the museum is open, looking like just cleaning crew...
So...I have this weird thought. Perhaps the theft of these items was ultimately to use them as an negotiating tool, not unlike the Arkenstone.
It was an inside job (I assume), so somebody wanted it to go down this way. I like the idea that the bad guys pulled it off because they need cash, but for that to work, they'd need a buyer who's willing to fork over a boatload of cash for literally nothing in return but to possess these items. I'm not saying that's impossible, because there are plenty of eccentric ultra wealthy people in this world.
Let's add it to the growing pile of weirdness that life is revealing itself to be.
You'd be surprised what access you can gain by being a "construction worker." If I were an adrenaline junkie I could be getting into the Expo centers in my town and seeing shows for free by wearing aprons and food service t-shirts that say, "staff".
My first thought was an inside job that was allowed or either it’s a serious security problem. Is this how they protect the world’s most famous museum? Pretty disgusting!! The more I watch coverage of this, the more unbelievable it is. The truck they used with the ladder was left there so wouldn’t it be easy to figure out who owns that truck? Was it a rental or owned by a company? They are showing the jewels that were stolen and they were all behind thick glass. The only way I can see how to get to them would be if they had the key or they would have had to bust the glass which would have made a loud noise. It happened just as the museum was opening and it was very crowded with people. Nothing about this makes any sense.
There’s a lot of stuff people will more or less unconsciously accept as normal and above board. Simply because the people involved look official enough. Even if they have doubts or suspicions. People tend to default to “Well they look official enough. So it’s not my problem.”
Did IT security training as part of a brief foray into tech and a large portion of the physical security portion of the training revolved around combatting Social Engineering tactics. Including people posing as staff, maintenance personnel, and other tactics to get into server rooms.
Plus, the larger the organization, the larger the disparity in pay, familiarity and control between those in charge and those on the floor.
In a small org, people on the ground would be encouraged and empowered to act if something was sus, and would because they're involved.
In a large org, decisions from on high probably haven't made sense for years. Actions ordered from on high aren't communicated to lower staff. Staff have learned to keep their heads down and their mouths shut and are barely paid for that. In that environment, something sus just seems like another fuster cluck. Nothing to see here
City of London needs to liquidate some assets.
No outside cameras at one of the world's most famous museums? Right.
It's not like it's a Seven-Eleven or a Walmart.
They had them. They just aren’t releasing footage. Probably because it’s more embarrassing than they are letting on.
They won't say if they are white or Arab or whatever.
Most fine art is just money laundering
I agree with you, but I would have put fine in quotations.
Maybe they were due to have an insurance assessment, where on inspection some pieces would be shown to be fake.
Hard to believe, having visited that museum several times.
Sure, October 7 type FF.
You know why, right? The DS needs money to pay for their army for protests and to pay the politicians for keeping the people down. USAIDs and the NGOs are being taken down by Trump so they need funding. Artworks in the Louvre worth millions.
I think you win the prize, fren.
LOL
I heard one reporter say that this is not the 1st museum that has been robbed and it is trending. The request for more security funding has been brought up but declined by the government.
Politicians need their money.
Inside job (psy op). Like Notre Dame.
"How to Steal a Million" 1966 movie starring Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole. They pull off a theft while the museum is open, looking like just cleaning crew...
It's The Italian Job...the sequel!!!
Nobody can afford a Mini so they're keeping up with the middle class rocking 50cc scooters!!!
BAW... BRING DA DING DING DING DING!!!
What was in there that was even worth stealing?
Insurance money.
So...I have this weird thought. Perhaps the theft of these items was ultimately to use them as an negotiating tool, not unlike the Arkenstone.
It was an inside job (I assume), so somebody wanted it to go down this way. I like the idea that the bad guys pulled it off because they need cash, but for that to work, they'd need a buyer who's willing to fork over a boatload of cash for literally nothing in return but to possess these items. I'm not saying that's impossible, because there are plenty of eccentric ultra wealthy people in this world.
Let's add it to the growing pile of weirdness that life is revealing itself to be.