diff --git a/src/mvt/common/indicators.py b/src/mvt/common/indicators.py
index d30094f..aec98f9 100644
--- a/src/mvt/common/indicators.py
+++ b/src/mvt/common/indicators.py
@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ class Indicators:
         key, value = indicator.get("pattern", "").strip("[]").split("=")
         key = key.strip()
 
+        # Normalize hash algorithm keys so that both the STIX2-spec-compliant
+        # form (e.g. file:hashes.'SHA-256', which requires quotes around
+        # algorithm names that contain hyphens) and the non-standard lowercase
+        # form (e.g. file:hashes.sha256) are accepted.  Strip single quotes and
+        # hyphens from the algorithm name only, then lowercase it.
+        for sep in ("hashes.", "cert."):
+            if sep in key:
+                prefix, _, algo = key.partition(sep)
+                key = prefix + sep + algo.replace("'", "").replace("-", "").lower()
+                break
+
         if key == "domain-name:value":
             # We force domain names to lower case.
             self._add_indicator(
diff --git a/tests/artifacts/generate_stix.py b/tests/artifacts/generate_stix.py
index 174f0dd..7fd1b74 100644
--- a/tests/artifacts/generate_stix.py
+++ b/tests/artifacts/generate_stix.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def generate_test_stix_file(file_path):
     for h in sha256:
         i = Indicator(
             indicator_types=["malicious-activity"],
-            pattern="[file:hashes.sha256='{}']".format(h),
+            pattern="[file:hashes.'SHA-256'='{}']".format(h),
             pattern_type="stix",
         )
         res.append(i)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def generate_test_stix_file(file_path):
     for h in sha1:
         i = Indicator(
             indicator_types=["malicious-activity"],
-            pattern="[file:hashes.sha1='{}']".format(h),
+            pattern="[file:hashes.'SHA-1'='{}']".format(h),
             pattern_type="stix",
         )
         res.append(i)
diff --git a/tests/common/test_indicators.py b/tests/common/test_indicators.py
index efc24f7..00c7276 100644
--- a/tests/common/test_indicators.py
+++ b/tests/common/test_indicators.py
@@ -94,6 +94,78 @@ class TestIndicators:
         )
         assert ind.check_file_hash("da0611a300a9ce9aa7a09d1212f203fca5856794")
 
+    def test_parse_stix2_hash_key_variants(self, tmp_path):
+        """STIX2 spec requires single-quoted algorithm names that contain hyphens,
+        e.g. file:hashes.'SHA-256'. Verify MVT accepts both spec-compliant and
+        non-standard lowercase spellings for MD5, SHA-1 and SHA-256."""
+        import json
+
+        sha256_hash = "570cd76bf49cf52e0cb347a68bdcf0590b2eaece134e1b1eba7e8d66261bdbe6"
+        sha1_hash = "da0611a300a9ce9aa7a09d1212f203fca5856794"
+        md5_hash = "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e"
+
+        variants = [
+            # (pattern_key, expected_bucket)
+            ("file:hashes.'SHA-256'", "files_sha256"),
+            ("file:hashes.SHA-256", "files_sha256"),
+            ("file:hashes.SHA256", "files_sha256"),
+            ("file:hashes.sha256", "files_sha256"),
+            ("file:hashes.'SHA-1'", "files_sha1"),
+            ("file:hashes.SHA-1", "files_sha1"),
+            ("file:hashes.SHA1", "files_sha1"),
+            ("file:hashes.sha1", "files_sha1"),
+            ("file:hashes.MD5", "files_md5"),
+            ("file:hashes.'MD5'", "files_md5"),
+            ("file:hashes.md5", "files_md5"),
+        ]
+
+        hash_for = {
+            "files_sha256": sha256_hash,
+            "files_sha1": sha1_hash,
+            "files_md5": md5_hash,
+        }
+
+        for pattern_key, bucket in variants:
+            h = hash_for[bucket]
+            stix = {
+                "type": "bundle",
+                "id": "bundle--test",
+                "objects": [
+                    {
+                        "type": "malware",
+                        "id": "malware--test",
+                        "name": "TestMalware",
+                        "is_family": False,
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "type": "indicator",
+                        "id": "indicator--test",
+                        "indicator_types": ["malicious-activity"],
+                        "pattern": f"[{pattern_key}='{h}']",
+                        "pattern_type": "stix",
+                        "valid_from": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "type": "relationship",
+                        "id": "relationship--test",
+                        "relationship_type": "indicates",
+                        "source_ref": "indicator--test",
+                        "target_ref": "malware--test",
+                    },
+                ],
+            }
+            stix_file = tmp_path / "test.stix2"
+            stix_file.write_text(json.dumps(stix))
+
+            ind = Indicators(log=logging)
+            ind.load_indicators_files([str(stix_file)], load_default=False)
+            assert len(ind.ioc_collections[0][bucket]) == 1, (
+                f"Pattern key '{pattern_key}' was not parsed into '{bucket}'"
+            )
+            assert ind.check_file_hash(h) is not None, (
+                f"check_file_hash failed for pattern key '{pattern_key}'"
+            )
+
     def test_check_android_property(self, indicator_file):
         ind = Indicators(log=logging)
         ind.load_indicators_files([indicator_file], load_default=False)