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.

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

Tech executive Andy Byron was caught on a jumbotron at a Coldplay concert embracing a woman reported to be his company's chief human resources officer. The woman in question, Kristin Cabot, has subsequently deleted her LinkedIn profile. Newsweek contacted Astronomer for comment via email on Friday outside regular working hours.