Was the BlackBerry-Samsung rumor a ploy to manipulate stock prices?

Remember a few weeks ago when some rumors that Samsung was looking to acquire BlackBerry popped up? Well those rumors were quickly dismissed by both companies but not before BlackBerry’s stock prices went through the roof. This made some regulators in the US and Canada a bit suspicious and now they’re investigating whether the whole thing was a plot by BlackBerry investors to manipulate stock prices.