New Delhi, July 21 -- Cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX has suffered a cyberattack in which $44 million was reportedly stolen from its internal accounts by hackers.

The money was lost from an account the company was using to manage liquidity on a partner platform and CoinDCX has said that the breach does not affect customer assets.

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While the investments of investors have been declared safe by the company, the incident spotlights the need for tighter systems-security.

Last year, WazirX, another crypto exchange, had lost $234 million in a cyber heist.

Such news can shake investor confidence, especially since the legal status of cryptocurrency in India ...