The latest advance to come out of the USB Implementers Forum is the USB Type-C connector ... specs for Cat6 cables. That’s shady manufacturing, but it won’t break a computer.
For HDMI video cables, see HDMI cable types. Cat1 and Cat2 are unofficial voice grade standards, while the rest are based on the EIA/TIA-568-B standards. Ethernet wiring today starts at Cat5e.