Hotmail emails opened but not by me

I receive my hotmail emails via Outlook. I've never had to install a programme for my hotmail account, which I've had for over 20 years.

You can no longer receive hotmail through Windows Live. I had an email about this some time ago and had some techies load an email programme on just for hotmail

Yes they are used on smartphone. I am worried that someone had access to confidential stuff on emails, such as solicitor stuff

Hi Jevive73

Have you got an android or smartphone which has your email account on it? could you have opened them on the phone?
You say you have 3 different email accounts are they all linked? possibly on your laptop?
Hope you can pinpoint the cause.

since microsoft took over hotmail Ive had endless problems, I cant even get into my hotmail account now! I just got a new email addy with google,

No, all now in sent are from me. But i do recall a few weeks ago something like that and then I changed the passwords. Since then I am still getting occasional emails i know i haven't open showing as opened??

If you hotmail account has been hacked the hacker often sends emails from the hacked account to others in your address book sometimes attaching a virus within a link. If this has happened you will see activity within your sent folder which you have not generated.

How would that affect emails i get sent, sometimes from sources i have never emailed ?

Have you looked in your SENT folder. Are there any sent items which you haven't sent?

Anyone got any idea?

Thanks i have tried changing my password. I have looked at google but nothing seemed to fit my problem. I will try to contact hotmail.

Are you able to edit and change your username or password or both? Maybe contact hotmail or google the question.
Here is a link I found that might help:
askleo.com/i-see-lots-of-failed-attempts-to-login-to-my-account-should-i-do-anything/
Sorry I'm not too clever this!