SEC EDGAR · ITEM 1.05 · POLLED EVERY 30 MIN
Data breach monitoring,
straight from SEC 8-K filings,
before it hits the news.
BreachTrigger watches SEC EDGAR for every new Item 1.05 (material cybersecurity incident) 8-K — the moment a public company is legally required to disclose a breach. Free weekly digest by sector; instant alerts if same-day outreach is the whole game.
FREE WEEKLY · SEC PUBLIC RECORDS · NOT SECURITY OR LEGAL ADVICE
EDGAR ITEM 1.05 STREAM
SAMPLE DATA
Illustrative examples with fictional companies and filing details, not a live EDGAR feed.
VitalCare Health Networks Inc
VCHN
CIK 0005551212 · filed 2026-06-29
Northgate Financial Services Corp
NGFS
CIK 0009876543 · filed 2026-06-28
Acme Cloud Holdings, Inc.
ACLD
CIK 0001234567 · filed 2026-06-26
From every 8-K on EDGAR to the one that matters
q: "Item 1.05" forms=8-K
We watch EDGAR, not the news
Every 8-K Item 1.05 (material cybersecurity incident) filing, polled straight from SEC full-text search every 30 minutes.
0 inferred facts · 100% verbatim
One trigger, structured
Registrant, ticker, CIK, form type, filed date — no speculation about what was breached, because the filing rarely says either.
disclosure deadline: 4 business days
You get the alert same-day
One email: who filed, what form, the EDGAR link — before the incident makes the news cycle.
SAMPLE DATA
"Northgate Financial Services just filed Item 1.05."
This fictional alert shows the company, sector and filing details an alert can contain. It does not describe a real breach or SEC filing.
SAMPLE DATA · SECTOR = FINANCIAL_SERVICES
Northgate Financial Services Corp — NGFS
8-K filed 2026-06-28. CIK 0009876543. Item 1.05 — material cybersecurity incident.
Illustrative filing link
Why this is a legal deadline, in numbers
UPDATED JULY 2026
The global average cost of a data breach was $4.44 million in 2025; the U.S. average reached a record $10.22 million. (Source: IBM 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report)
In the disclosure rule's first 100 days, 11 companies filed Item 1.05 8-Ks; over 70% of them filed within four business days of detecting the incident. (Source: Debevoise & Plimpton, 2024)
“Whether a company loses a factory in a fire — or millions of files in a cybersecurity incident — it may be material to investors.”
Pricing
DIGEST
$0
- ✓ Weekly Item 1.05 digest by sector
- ✓ New disclosures + amendments
- ✓ Public archive
INSTANT ALERTS
$199/mo
- ✓ Instant alert the moment a filing hits EDGAR
- ✓ Sector filters — technology, financial, healthcare, retail, industrial
- ✓ Ticker watchlist for named registrants
- ✓ Same-day notification, before the news cycle
Frequently asked questions
- How is a breach disclosure detected?
- BreachTrigger polls SEC EDGAR full-text search every 30 minutes for new Item 1.05 (material cybersecurity incident) 8-K filings.
- What is the SEC's disclosure deadline?
- Public companies must file within 4 business days of determining a cybersecurity incident is material.
- How much does it cost?
- The weekly sector digest is free. Instant Alerts notifies you the moment a filing hits EDGAR, with sector and ticker filters, for $199/mo.
- Is this legal, security, or investment advice?
- No — it's sourced directly from SEC EDGAR public filings. Verify every filing on sec.gov/edgar before acting; you're responsible for your own outreach and decisions.
