ABSTRACT
Since 2021, the term “metaverse,” which describes a novel kind of cyberspace, has grown in popularity. We list the four key components of the metaverse: real-world building, socialization, immersive interaction, and expandability—as opposed to providing a formal definition. Metaverse is an incredibly amazing virtual environment because of these features, but they also leave it open to all security and privacy risks, including eavesdropping, phishing, invalid authentication, unauthorized access, and more. After introducing the four characteristics, this paper surveys and divides the Metaverse's current development stage and typical applications into four economic sectors. When analyzing security and privacy concerns in the Metaverse, the four traits and the results of the latest study are considered. After that, a list and discussion of the additional significant security and privacy risks that could arise from combining the four traits are provided. Finally, the study also brings up a few more social and human concerns.
