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.

Astronomer HR head Kristin Cabot found herself in the midst of scrutiny after she was seen in an intimate position with the company's then-CEO Andy Byron at the Coldplay Boston concert. The couple's quick separation when the kiss cam turned on them sparked affair rumors.

Kristin Cabot, who has found herself at the center of a social media firestorm alongside her company's CEO, is the Chief People Officer of a tech company named Astronomer. That CEO, Andy Byron, gushed about Cabot when she was hired by the company.