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.

Andy Byron, former Astronomer CEO, was seen cozying up to his company's HR head on the Coldplay concert kiss cam, sparking affair rumors.

Coldplay and lead singer Chris Martin were in for a shock during a recent concert at Gillette Stadium when they accidentally started a firestorm by showing a man allegedly cheating on his wife. During the concert cameras pointed to a man with gray hair later identified as Astronomer CEO Andy Byron