My kid clicked a link in a game chat and our router started acting weird

We were in the living room and my son was playing an online game on his tablet. He clicked a link someone sent him in the chat, and about ten minutes later, our internet got super slow and the router lights were blinking in a strange pattern. I had to unplug the router, reset it to factory settings, and change all our Wi-Fi passwords. Has anyone else had to deal with a router getting messed up from a simple click?

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mason28315h ago

My buddy's router got bricked from a sketchy game link last year.

james67215h ago

Remember my cousin downloading a "free" movie that turned his whole home network into a botnet for a week. His smart fridge started sending spam emails, and the doorbell cam just showed static. Took a factory reset on every single device to stop the weird traffic.