A 20-second cuddle at a Coldplay concert turned two anonymous executives into global villains, and a viral cautionary tale about power, privacy, and the wrath of the internet.

A tech company whose boss was filmed hugging a colleague at a Coldplay concert has said a purported statement from him expressing remorse is fake.

In Megan Byron's alleged first formal statement, Andy Byron's wife said that seeing him with Kristin Cabot on the Kiss Cam was humiliating

"Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy is currently serving as interim CEO given Andy Byron has been placed on leave," a statement from the company read. The decision came after Byron was spotted hugging a woman, later identified as Kristin Cabot.

Kristin Cabot, caught in a viral embrace with Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, appears to be married to Privateer Rum founder Andrew Cabot, a member of a prominent Boston family.

Grace Springer, who filmed the viral video of Astronomer's CEO (former) and HR chief at a Coldplay concert, clarified she didn't profit from the viral

Following the Coldplay scandal, an alleged former employee has now accused Andy Byron of scamming staffers at a previous organisation

During the event, the jumbotron caught Astronomer CEO Andy Byron in a compromising position with his company’s HR chief, Kristin Cabot. Andy was married to Megan Kerrigan at the time, resulting in a full-blown scandal that led to his resignation from ...