Ad Fraud Damage Expanding Behind AI-Optimized Ad Operations, Estimated Domestic Damage in 2025 to be Approximately 159.2 Billion Yen

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Spider Labs' "Ad Fraud Investigation Report (Full Year 2026)" reveals that estimated ad fraud damage in Japan reached approximately 159.2 billion yen in 2025, an increase driven by the expanding ad market. The report highlights new risks emerging from the rapid growth of AI-optimized campaigns, which exhibit higher fraud rates, and the alarming surge in "MFA sites" that exploit these automated systems, leading to significant ad spend leakage.