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[graeme]

They're using the word botnet as an analogy. You have to read the whole sentence "installing a botnet in our population".

[andrewla → graeme]

In that case I downgrade my assessment of this threat from "minor IT threat" to "nonsensical word salad". The idea that the CCP has a network of Manchurian Candidates waiting to do their bidding is ridiculous.