FTX customers ask bankruptcy court to keep their names secret

An FTX logo and a representation of cryptocurrencies are seen through broken glass in this illustration taken December 13, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) - A group of FTX customers from outside the United States have asked a U.S. bankruptcy judge to keep their names secret during the cryptocurrency exchange's bankruptcy case, saying that revealing their identities could expose them to identity theft and other scams.

Bankrupt companies typically reveal the names and amounts of debt held by their creditors, including individual customers.