--- title: Q4 2022 CTV Device Spoofing Report description: Pixalate's Q4 2022 CTV Device Spoofing Report finds the share of spoofed ad traffic purporting to be from Roku devices increased to 6% in December 2022. image: https://www.pixalate.com/hubfs/Q4%202022%20CTV%20Device%20Spoofing%20Report%20cover.png --- [![pixalate-full-logo](https://www.pixalate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Pixalate_Logos/pixalate-full-logo.jpg?width=150&height=60&name=pixalate-full-logo.jpg "pixalate-full-logo")](https://www.pixalate.com) Search **Menu** ** ** ![](https://www.pixalate.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/Blog%20photos/pixalate-blog-bg.png) [CTV](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/topic/ctv) | [spoofing](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/topic/spoofing) | 2 min read # Pixalate Releases Q4 2022 CTV Device Spoofing Report: 16% of Fake Roku Ad Traffic Came From Apple iOS Devices In October [![Amit Shetty](https://www.pixalate.com/hubfs/AWNYC2021_Headshots_Amit.png)](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/author/amit-shetty) Written by [Amit Shetty](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/author/amit-shetty) Mar 8, 2023 8:00:00 AM *Pixalate finds the share of spoofed ad traffic purporting to be from Roku devices increased to 6% in December 2022, up from 3% reported in August 2022* **LONDON, March 8, 2023 **-- [Pixalate](https://www.pixalate.com/), the market-leading fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform for Connected TV (CTV) and Mobile Advertising, today released its [Q4 2022 CTV Device Spoofing Report](https://www.pixalate.com/q4-2022-ctv-device-spoofing-report) to reveal how often mobile devices are used to “spoof” Roku CTV devices. Pixalate found 6% of Roku’s reported ads in Q4 were not delivered to a Roku CTV device, up from 3% measured June - August 2022. Advertising traffic delivered to an unintended device, known as spoofing, is a form of invalid traffic (IVT, inclusive of ad fraud). Advertisers can be victims of spoofing when their ad dollars are redirected to lower value ad placements on unknown or unintended devices. **Key Findings:** - The share of spoofed ad traffic purporting to be from Roku devices increased to 6% in December 2022, up from 3% [reported June - August 2022](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/mobile-ctv-app-spoofing-august-2022). - iOS devices appear to be used the most for device spoofing. Pixalate estimates 16% of spoofed ad traffic on Roku devices in October 2022 was from iOS devices. - Use of other devices spiked in November and December, at around 58% of spoofed traffic. Pixalate Q4 2022 CTV Device Spoofing Report offers insights into this unique form of ad fraud. Additionally, we have included a downloadable report on the top CTV apps that were affected by this exploit. For more details about this form of spoofing, please visit the original [blog post](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/mobile-ctv-app-spoofing-august-2022) about Mobile-to-CTV spoofing. **Breakdown of spoofed CTV traffic from non-CTV devices in Q4 2022:** In Q4 2022, 6% of all ad traffic purporting to be from Roku devices actually came from other devices, according to Pixalate’s data. Here’s a breakdown of non-CTV device type that “spoofed” traffic really originated from: **Share of Roku spoofed impressions by identifiable device type, by month:** ![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/LT5mBjc2KwkHS4gQwAUErM8GfXA-F-_42c91Sy4ddk6861dD4XXWxOoIE346R87Qvrg1mAvZncv4SDvo9k_cUU8CsK2YnwgXxzAFFA7iXifNMb_E-wmNsdfhZQf3DSGIERrcMbADLwii-7RsmeiP7Lc) **Top 10 Roku CTV Apps most spoofed from non-CTV devices** Here are the 10 Roku apps that were spoofed most often by non-CTV devices in Q4 2022, according to Pixalate’s data: ![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/Up7xE4qY6ZpO9Qp4zjDumqwWKXY2nNsa1jFXYv0iynWV9WZ3qeXoRnuVpv1biXnSVAsAVMEbq00WPg5BxcKyYBTBCprt7UpvLu0UczIEGOatVwHfzZ3KzsT_d6jpVNzKqX8QKT8qPyiSGSIB8Q4VlWU) 1. [fuboTV Watch Live Sports & TV](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/43465/GLOBAL/roku) 2. [Telemundo / Telemundo Deportes](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/86812/GLOBAL/roku) 3. [Univision Now / Univision](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/122460/GLOBAL/roku) 4. [Azteca Mas](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/180997/GLOBAL/roku) 5. [VUDU](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/13842/GLOBAL/roku) 6. [XUMO Play](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/96065/GLOBAL/roku) 7. [Lifetime](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/35058/GLOBAL/roku) 8. [Crackle](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/2016/GLOBAL/roku) 9. [Tubi - Free Movies & TV](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/41468/GLOBAL/roku) 10. [NBC](https://ratings.pixalate.com/insight/ctv/68669/GLOBAL/roku) [![Download the Report](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2364596/35a72d63-ca81-44eb-82ac-f228b6a1d580.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2364596/35a72d63-ca81-44eb-82ac-f228b6a1d580) **About Pixalate** Pixalate is the market-leading fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform for Connected TV (CTV) and Mobile Advertising. 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