Former US Secret Service Agent Cites Crypto Crime to Back Anonymity for FTX Creditors
- Ex-agent says crypto criminals may pounce on personal details
- Judge in 2022 agreed to keep names of big FTX customers secret
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A former US Secret Service agent who specializes in probing financial cybercrime supported anonymity for creditors in the FTX bankruptcy because of risks from the criminals who stalk the cryptocurrency sector.
Identifying customers of the fallen crypto exchange “imposes a severe and unusual risk of identity theft, asset theft, personal attack, and further online victimization,” Jeremy A. Sheridan, managing director in the blockchain and digital assets practice of FTI Consulting Inc., said in a filing on Thursday.