The Paris public prosecutor reported on Wednesday that investigators are making "major progress" in solving the brazen Oct. 19 Louvre Museum heist.

Days after thieves took just minutes to steal eight pieces of the French crown jewels from the Louvre, a former bank robber says he warned a museum official of glaring weaknesses — including jewel cases by streetside windows that were “a piece of cake” to attack.

France's culture minister says that the Louvre will install streetside anti-ramming and anti-intrusion devices in the next two months.

The cinematic quality of the recent Louvre art heist in Paris generated international attention. Find out which local museums appear in a new U.S. study, "Top 10 Museums Most Vulnerable to a Heist."

Jesse Eisenberg recently shared some praise for the Louvre heist thieves, saying they did a “good job.” The actor recently made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote his upcoming film,

An audacious heist at the Louvre saw thieves make off with priceless crown jewels in broad daylight – here is how a decades-old geometry problem can help museums boost their security.

Paris police said Wednesday that they found major security gaps at the Louvre Museum after the jewel theft last week. Paris Police Chief Patrice Faure told Senate lawmakers that old systems and delayed fixes resulted in holes in security, The Associated Press reported.