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.

Internet sleuths immediately seized upon the moment and the pair was identified as Andy Byron, CEO of tech company Astronomer, and Kristin Cabot, the company's Chief People Officer. More: Fake statement from Astronomer CEO Andy Byron circulates after Boston Coldplay concert

As Coldplay performed at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on July 17, a camera captured Astronomer CEO Andy Byron embracing the tech company's HR head, Kristin Cabot. As soon as the duo realized their faces were beamed onto the screen,