Bond is sent on a mission to retrieve a hard disc containing secret agent identities. The mission goes wrong and Bond is shot. Meanwhile, a mysterious hacker attacks MI6, killing agents and compromising M. Bond comes out of retirement to hunt down the hacker, who has ties to M's past. The hacker, named Silva, wants revenge on M for betraying him. Bond chases Silva across multiple countries to protect M and stop further attacks on MI6. In the end, Bond's loyalty to M is tested as he tries to defeat Silva and uncover his true motives.