# Phishing site certified **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [August 14, 2019, 9:42am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/phishing-site-certified/99856 "2019-08-14T09:42:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![JuergenAuer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/juergenauer/32/26491_2.png) [@JuergenAuer](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/JuergenAuer)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 9:48am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/phishing-site-certified/99856/3 "2019-08-14T09:48:18Z")
Hi @tata please check the FAQ: > **[FAQ - Let's Encrypt - Free SSL/TLS Certificates](https://letsencrypt.org/docs/faq/)** > > Last updated: July 6, 2017 | See all Documentation This FAQ is divided into the following sections: > General Questions Technical Questions General Questions What services does Let’s Encrypt offer? Let’s Encrypt is a global Certificate Authority... ## A website using Let’s Encrypt is engaged in Phishing/Malware/Scam/… , what should I do? We recommend reporting such sites to Google Safe Browsing and the Microsoft Smart Screen program, which are able to more effectively protect users. Here is the Google reporting URL: [https://www.google.com/safebrowsing/report\_badware/](https://www.google.com/safebrowsing/report_badware/) If you’d like to read more about our policies and rationale, you can do so here: > **[The CA's Role in Fighting Phishing and Malware - Let's Encrypt - Free...](https://letsencrypt.org/2015/10/29/phishing-and-malware.html)** > > Since we announced Let’s Encrypt we’ve often been asked how we’ll ensure that we don’t issue certificates for phishing and malware sites. The concern most commonly expressed is that having valid HTTPS certificates helps these sites look more... --- _[View the full topic](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/phishing-site-certified/99856)._