By Nicole West | U.S. Insider Ledger | July 16, 2025
Just when the scandal surrounding tech CEO Andy Byron seemed to have hit peak controversy, a leaked internal email sent by Byron himself has surfaced — and its contents are sending shockwaves across the company and beyond.
The email, obtained by U.S. Insider Ledger, was reportedly sent just hours after the now-viral “kiss cam” footage emerged, showing Byron in an intimate moment with his company’s former HR director at a charity concert.
But the subject line wasn’t about damage control.
It read:
“This isn’t about the kiss.”
In the body of the email, Byron appears both unapologetic and cryptic, writing:
“Everyone’s looking at the footage. That’s fine. But the kiss wasn’t the most shocking part of that night.
If you're reading this, you deserve to know: The real secret is in the inbox of this email… all the way down below. But not everyone will scroll.”
At the bottom of the message, buried beneath several blank lines, is a forwarded email chain titled:
“Project Orion – Confidential Transfer Approval | May 3, 2024”
Sources within the company confirm Project Orion was a classified internal operation — rumored to involve offshore financial structuring, sensitive employee data rerouting, and potential misuse of stock option loopholes just before the company’s IPO expansion.
One cybersecurity expert who reviewed the leak called the attached files “career-ending and possibly criminal.”
“If true, this isn’t just about adultery or HR misconduct anymore,” said corporate ethics attorney Camille Roan. “This could spark an SEC investigation or worse.”
Byron’s wife, Marissa Byron, has yet to comment on the leak, though she previously accused him of “hiding behind silence and screens.”
Employees were reportedly locked out of their internal messaging platform just minutes after the leak surfaced.
Meanwhile, company shares have dropped another 9.8% as rumors swirl about mass resignations and emergency board meetings.
As the story evolves, one thing is clear: the kiss was only the beginning.
This is a developing story. Full screenshots and redacted attachments will be released pending legal review.