The issue is that some people do eventually take the bait. It seems pretty obvious, but I figure we’d be surprised of the amount people whom, owning a Ledger, are not fully aware of what’s feasible and what’s not, especially if they barely use the device.
There was a case reported today on Bitcoin Discussion whom, having received a similar message, went into panic and proceeded to click the "cancel" link. Apparently, he didn’t go through with the procedure, since the link didn’t work, but somehow it ended with a bad outcome:
My email and phone have been hacked, is my bitcoin safe?We're going to see at least a couple of attempts per week, performed upon the leaked Ledger database, with whatever pretext (be it Ledger related or not).