[afraca]

I remember there being a guy who reviewed a lot of usb-c cables for compliance (NathanK) having a video on how non-compliant cables can wreck devices:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjeZB12985c

Maybe that's an example of what you mean?

[jaclaz]

The spreadsheet by NathanK is here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vnpEXfo2HCGADdd9G2x9...

[Hamuko]

And then there's the Nintendo Switch, a black abyss of USB compliance.

https://switchchargers.com/safety/