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Hydra

SOCKS proxy error

N Network Medium

🔴 Error Message

Cannot connect through SOCKS proxy

📖 What This Means

Proxy connection failing.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Verify proxy: curl --socks5 127.0.0.1:1080 http://target
  2. Use -p for proxy: hydra -p socks5://127.0.0.1:1080
  3. Check Tor is running if using Tor proxy

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