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I Reversed a Drone and Landed It with My PC

Anafi Drone Reverse Engineering In this example, we demonstrate how we reverse-engineered the communication between the Parrot Anafi consumer drone and its controller, which connect via Wi-Fi. The Parrot Anafi hosts its own Wi-Fi network, allowing either the controller or a phone running the Freeflight app to connect.

In this example, we demonstrate how we reverse-engineered the communication between the Parrot Anafi consumer drone and its controller, which connect via Wi-Fi. The Parrot Anafi hosts its own Wi-Fi network, allowing either the controller or a phone running the Freeflight app to connect. As an attacker, who has access to the Parrot Anafis WiFi network we can send unauthenticated packets to the drone and control its starts and landings.

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