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DoubleVerify (NYSE:DV) has uncovered ShadowBot, a fraudulent bot scheme that generated over 35 million spoofed mobile devices in Q1 2025, costing unprotected advertisers an estimated $2.5 million since early 2025. The scheme targeted mobile and Connected TV (CTV) environments using basic automation techniques.

DV's Fraud Lab identified five key red flags: outdated screen resolutions, abnormal traffic volumes, suspicious IP proxies, uniform impression counts, and impossible user engagement patterns. Despite its amateur nature, the scheme highlighted vulnerabilities in emerging media types, particularly mobile and CTV environments.

The discovery demonstrates DoubleVerify's capability to protect advertisers through its AI-powered Fraud Lab, which detects both sophisticated and basic fraud schemes by identifying deviations from normal user behavior.

DoubleVerify (NYSE: DV) has launched the News Accelerator Publisher Council, bringing together major news organizations like The Associated Press, CNN, The New York Times, and The Guardian to enhance advertiser engagement in news environments. The initiative aims to improve monetization of news content through collaboration on product innovation, advertiser education, and promoting content suitability. The Council builds upon DV's News Accelerator program launched in 2024, which includes features like AI-Powered Keyword Optimization and refined keyword controls. The company plans to introduce additional news content categories later this year to provide advertisers with more granular classification options. This initiative represents a strategic move to bridge the gap between advertisers and news publishers while supporting sustainable journalism.

DoubleVerify (NYSE: DV) has launched DV Authentic AdVantage, an innovative AI-powered solution combining media quality controls with DV Scibids AI to enhance advertising performance across walled garden environments. The solution, initially focused on proprietary video platforms, integrates verification and optimization capabilities to help brands achieve better outcomes while protecting brand equity. Built on the DV Media AdVantage Platform (DV MAP), it offers three key pillars: Verify (media quality controls), Optimize (AI-powered performance), and Prove (outcome measurement). This launch represents DV's evolution from a verification provider to a comprehensive media effectiveness platform, leveraging recent acquisitions including Scibids (2023) for AI optimization and Rockerbox for marketing measurement.

DoubleVerify (NYSE: DV), a leading digital media measurement platform, has updated its financial guidance for Q2 and FY 2025. For Q2 2025, DV expects revenue of $180-184M, representing 17% YoY growth at midpoint, and Adjusted EBITDA of $52-56M with 30% margin at midpoint. For full year 2025, the company projects 13% YoY revenue growth and approximately 32% Adjusted EBITDA margin. The company attributes these projections to strong execution and sustained demand for its solutions. DV will host its 2025 Innovation Day on June 11, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. ET, with a live webcast available on their investor relations website.

DoubleVerify (NYSE: DV) has announced a strategic partnership with Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) to provide media verification capabilities across Lyft's advertising platform. Through the Open Measurement SDK integration, DV will offer brands comprehensive post-bid measurement capabilities including viewability authentication, fraud verification, geographic alignment, and attention measurement for Lyft's in-app ad inventory in North America. Advertisers will be able to access measurement data through DV Pinnacle®, DoubleVerify's analytics platform, to monitor their Lyft ad campaigns. The partnership aims to enhance transparency and trust for marketers investing in in-app advertising environments, with the integration expected to launch in the coming weeks.

DoubleVerify (NYSE: DV) has announced a strategic partnership with Impact Plus to help brands measure and reduce the carbon footprint of their digital advertising campaigns. The new Emissions Measurement offering provides end-to-end visibility of emissions across the digital advertising supply chain. The solution enables brands to monitor emissions, benchmark placement efficiency, and incorporate environmental considerations into strategic planning. Later in the year, DV will enhance the offering with DV Scibids AI™, allowing real-time optimization of ad investments toward eco-friendly placements while maintaining business performance. The integration brings Impact Plus's greenhouse gas emissions evaluation tools directly into DV's measurement ecosystem, combining media authentication with carbon impact assessment.

DoubleVerify (NYSE: DV) has appointed Jennifer Storms, Chief Marketing Officer of NBCUniversal Television & Streaming, to its board of directors effective June 2, 2025. Storms will serve on the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and brings over 25 years of industry experience. In her current role at NBCUniversal, she leads brand strategy and integrated marketing for all entertainment content and sports, including Peacock. Her prior experience includes senior marketing positions at PepsiCo, Gatorade, and Turner Sports. The appointment aligns with DV's strategic focus on Connected TV (CTV) growth and strengthening advertiser relationships. Storms has been recognized by Adweek's Most Powerful Women in Sports and is a SportsBusiness Journal "Forty Under 40" Hall of Fame inductee.

DoubleVerify (NYSE: DV), a software platform specializing in digital media measurement, data, and analytics, has announced its participation in the 2025 Baird Global Consumer, Technology & Services Conference. CEO Mark Zagorski and CFO Nicola Allais will engage in a fireside chat on Wednesday, June 4th, 2025, at 3:10 p.m. ET.

The event will be accessible through a live webcast and archived replay on DoubleVerify's investor relations website. Management will also conduct in-person one-on-one and small group meetings with institutional investors during the conference.

DoubleVerify (NYSE: DV) has issued an alert regarding the increasing exploitation of ads.txt, the industry standard for declaring authorized digital inventory sellers. The company's Fraud Lab has identified over 100 cases of ads.txt deception since May 2017, with a notable surge in recent years.

A significant example is the recently uncovered 'Synthetic Echo' scheme, involving over 200 AI-generated websites using deceptive domain names like espn24.co.uk and nbcsportz.com to mimic legitimate publishers. These sites use replicated ads.txt files to deceive programmatic platforms and divert ad spend. Following DV's January disclosure and a Wired report, affected news publishers are planning legal action against the fraudulent use of their brands.